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May 12, 2009

Just to clarify

On my way home from dropping my son off I realized that my earlier post may have sounded a Little harsh or judgemental, I would like to state here and now for all the world to see, I do not blame my father, nor do I hold him responsible for my medical condition!
My Father and I have issues that are our own which are no body's business but our own and I will not discuss them on here. I will say that Again, while I don't hold him responsible, I also don't agree with his choice to ignore the situation. But that is where Choice comes back into play doesn't it? Every one has a right to make their own choice, and we have to respect their right to do so. I Agree with that, which is why I choose to not keep quiet, to share my information, and to get as many facts about this condition and it's affects as possible.
See we don't get to choose what DNA to pass on( I'm not touching that discussion with a 10 ft pole) so you can't hold your parents responsible for shitty genetics. it happens, I get High risk factors for, Cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breast disease, factor V Leiden mutation, I'm sure there are a couple cancers, depression, ovarian cysts, and God only knows what else, Thanks Mom and Dad! But what can they do about any of that......
Not a damn thing, It's a risk they were willing to take by having kids, you know you're going to take chances, so you prepare... You know that eventually you're kids will be crossing the street so you teach them to look both ways before doing so, you give them the information.
They can't pick and choose the genes but they can prepare us for the risks of what all of it means, just like crossing the road, you may get hit by a car....... chances are you probably won't, but there is a chance so they give you the information you need to be prepared, JUST IN CASE. So why should our health, our DNA, our body be any different? That is what I was trying to say. you gave us these bodies, this is a mixture of YOUR ingredients, how the hell am I supposed to know what went in the mix, all I'm asking for is the recipe, so when the batter comes out screwed up we have somewhere to start looking.
I hope that makes as much sense to any one who reads it as it did when it was still in my head.