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I love studying genealogy. Simply becuz who I came from tells a story, that is backed up by genetics. Genetic predisposition is something that interests me, simply becuz I am a *basket-ful* of issues. Most of my issues r neurological in nature. Ahhh, the study of the brain. I love what is left of my brain. Recall sucks; but other then that; it's "almost normal.
Studying my genealogy I have learned a great deal. And hope to learn more. Yet, it's a slow process.
So what does genealogy and genetic "predisposition" have to do with anything, u say??? Well, those 23 chromosomes that u get from both parents, that equal 46, make u who u r. As I researched my past, I found out that I have a relative that started a brewery in the midwest. Then I did a little more digging and found out that a number of my relatives were pre-disposed to becoming alcoholics. Now, knowing that I have alcoholics in my family tree, I am a bit conservative regarding how much alcohol I drink. I don't need to get "out of control" to have a good time.
Yet, I read; almost on a daily basis; the issues surrounding drunks and drunk driving. That is not how I want to leave my legacy. Don't get me wrong. I love a good beer, wine or wine cooler. What I don't like is feeling I lost my sense of control.
If u want to know about urself... study ur past. Study ur family tree. Ask questions of ur parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles about health issues they have. Start learning what things that might be common in ur family. Listen to stories... Us old people love tellin' stories...lol
Get ur cousins involved. Start sharin' info. That's kinda how I got started. Now that all my grandparents r gone, it's my responsibility to pass on what I know to my daughter. Hopefully she picks up the "bug" to study genealogy and learn about her past. She can then learn what she is predisposed to. Will it make a difference in who she marries, probably not. Yet, she will have the information, when she wants it.
Genealogy is not about studying how and when people died, but it tells a story about how they lived. I think that's kind cool That and the stories that get passed down is, in my view, *fun*!!!
