My Dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer a few years ago. It was a nervous time.
My Dad, the rock of our family… physically strong and strong-minded was handed news that stopped us in our tracks.
Even more devastating, a close family friend was also diagnosed with the same cancer curiously around the same time my Dad [...]
Archive for May, 2009
29 May
A Mystery Solved?
22 May
Pregnancy Loss and Genetics
So, having personal experience with regards to recurrent pregnancy loss over the years, it’s a natural question to wonder how genetics play a part in miscarriage.
Is there some sort of mystery that lies in my genome that holds the answers? For my situation, I think not likely.
My losses have a lot more to do with [...]
15 May
…and why am I here again?
When I decided to get involved with this project for 23andMe, I was a little apprehensive. Not with the technology… I was totally excited to get my DNA analyzed… but because the premise of the project was “Pregnancy”.
So if you are an newer reader to my main blog, or if you are a new reader [...]
8 May
Well, that’s scary…
Hemochromatosis… what is that?
Apparently, a disease for which I am a carrier. I’ve had a lot of genetic testing over the years, but never once did I turn up as a carrier for something. Primarily, because there is LOTS of very complicated (and deadly) diseases, and no one is tested for everything.
But here was one [...]
1 May
Breast Cancer in your genes?
Is knowing about all your genetic data (good and bad) too much information?
I pondered this thought often, even before I got involved in the project for 23andMe. It’s all wine and roses until you are faced with a little slice of reality when you click on something really telling… like, do I have the [...]
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