A nurse is caring for a meds pt who was recently diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. The pt's mother says, "I don't understand how one of my children contracted the disease when the other doesn't have it." Which of the following would be the best response by the nurse?
a) Sickle cell anemia is transmitted through he father. Do your children have different fathers?
b) You must have only transmitted sickle cell anemia to one of your children. Your other child definitely carries the trait
c) Both parents have the sickle cell trait and your risk for having a child with sickle cell anemia is 25% with each pregnancy
d) Sickle cell anemia is transmitted through the mother. If you have four children, one or 25% will have sickle cell anemia.