pg 453 HUGE SPOILER ALERT

Tragedy has struck Clare: she is coping with the anticipated death of her mother and the depression that comes with her numerous miscarriages. It seems that the only thing keeping her together is the word of a future self of Henry's that the couple will indeed have a child. Although, this idea seems hard to hold on to when Henry insists on ending their attempts. Henry and Clare do have child, if not in the most orthodox of ways. (A past self of Henry's has the child with Clare, because the present Henry has had a vasectomy with the hope that Clare will stay healthy.) In the meantime, the DeTamble's consult Dr. Kendrick, a geneticist who will eventually develop the phrase CDP (Chrono-Displaced Person) after studying Henry and finding the gene responsible for his involuntary trips in time. After reading a bit more, its revealed that Alba, Henry and Clare's daughter, time travels as well, with one exception. Unlike her father, Alba can time travel at will in some instances. It is also revealed on one of Henry's travels into the future that he will die before his daughter's sixth birthday. I can't help but wonder if this can be changed, but judging by Henry's previous explanation that he cannot change the past I would say it is highly unlikely. However, seeing as this is not the past that will be changed, but the future and eventually the present, can it be changed? Or is the future really set in stone and mapped out for an individual despite what many believe? I think that if Henry does die, then it suggests that people have no control over their own futures. Or perhaps Henry is just an abnormal exception due to his odd ability?