Sibling Saturday, Yup, I have some.

 Going to try a different approach, this time.  I have three siblings all younger than I am. 

  One sorta interested in genealogy, the rest, I am not sure about. 

  I did learn that they all are somewhat interested in the medical side of our history for themselves or

 for their children.  Why people are not excited to learn about our medical background leaves me dumbfounded.

 Any time we can prevent or forestall having a disease, we owe it to ourselves and family to do it. Is my feelings so

strongly.  

 Have you ever seen a loved one living with Cancer or lung diseases or blood ailments?  Didn't your heart ache and pain and break almost every time you turned around. Their are so many ailments that we could by now not be fighting.

 Dr. Koop told everyone in the  1960's when he requested we stop smoking that if we would share our medical knowledge most diseases then known to us would not be around in 20 years.  Well guess what we are almost 50 years past and still fighting them because family does not share or care?  

 I was so thrilled to hear that 23 and Me could give you a potential of what you may acquire, though I had kept a close track by keeping in touch with kin. I pretty well knew about some of our potential ailments before I was 30 years old.

Alas a lady did not understand what was being proposed and messed up for us all.  The potential for getting is not the same as you will develop this, at all.

So as I recorded Great Grandparents ailments, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins etc. I have been able to answer many questions when a sibling calls and says, "have you heard if this was in our background ?". 

Even more interesting is the fact that the potential to be pre conceived of some ailments has been proven in various medical tests is more intriguing.

  Are you keeping track of any of the medical conditions your family has endured?  Does it make you feel better to know that we can maybe sidestep an ailment with knowledge?  Do you and your Siblings share ?

  So, if you do please share it also with your Doctors so they can have a better idea of what your body may be fighting

and make sure you share with siblings. The situation and the drugs are important. 2 of my siblings and I can not take some drugs.  If there is something a sibling can not take I share with my Doctor in case I may have trouble to. 

Our family is aspirin reacting. For many it is life saving for most of us, it is life threatening. 

 Hoping this will get the ball rolling with family around this time of year to address this issue and get it on paper so your children and grandchildren will have knowledge to share in the future and less diseases to contend with.