Personal Narrative: My Personal Genetics

An important aspect that one must look into with respect to personalized medicine is the family health history, which is an invaluable tool reflecting upon a person’s genetic risk factors

Cultural Diversity “Ancestors- The Genetic Source” and “Why My Mother can’t speak English” are two both entirely diverse cultural up in immigrants. In both stories there are similarities and differences. In both stories how people who migrated to Canada bring their language, beliefs and cultural background or tradition. In the story “Ancestors-

The medical advances being made feasible by genetic testing are very exciting. It is possible for people with predispositions for genetic defects to know in advance if they will have a healthy child or not. If they find out there is a problem they can choose to terminate the pregnancy or they can prepare in advance for their child's special needs. There is even new technology called Ex Utero genetic testing. This test is performed on eggs fertilized through in vitro fertilization before they are even put in the mother's uterus. Understanding genes in the developing human will help doctors understand the nature of genetic diseases and may lead to countless other medical breakthroughs. Though it is probably a long way off doctors may one day be able to manipulate genes. If this is possible some genetic problems may be cured.

Gregory Stock, in his article Choosing Our Genes, asserts that at this point not ethics are important, but rather the future of genetic technology. Stock supports his conclusion by providing powerful examples of how genetic modifications can benefit our population anywhere from correcting genes at the time of conception to extending lifespan. He wants to inform his audience about all of the benefits of genetic technology in order to prove that there are way more advantages in this technology that are highly desirable by people of different ages. He reaches his readers by writing a very detailed yet coherent article that brings awareness to various groups of people from parents to be to older populations.

As you can see genetic testing is very important and can affect a child's and parents lives for the better and the worst. Children all over the world have serious genetic diseases that affect their life on a daily. Some of these diseases are Achondroplasia, Down syndrome, and Turner's syndrome. Many believe genetic testing is a good way to test for these genetic conditions before the child is even born, but others think that it can harm the baby very badly and even cause a miscarriage, so they choose not to do this kind of testing. Knowing about the most serious genetic diseases is very important for expecting parents to be informed as well as being

The benefit of genetic science for individuals is that it can determine if the person has a possible genetic disorder and give them

My initial reaction after talking to my parents about our health history was mind-boggling. I never took the time out to look into my family history. I am grateful to have the opportunity to take the time out to investigate my family health history. This assignment was extremely necessary and well informative. To begin with, after completing this assignment, I learned that my sisters and I are at high risk of diabetes and hypertension. Let us start off with my father’s side of the family since it is smaller compared to my mother. In addition, my father has diabetes and hypertension; he was diagnosed with those diseases about 8 years ago. His mother (my grandmother), had a lot of diseases such as; Alzheimer’s, diabetes, kidney stone, hypertension, cholesterol, heart disease, and blind in one eye. My grandmother suffered a lot and once she passed away we felt that was the best thing to have happened to her to end her misery. My grandmother ended up passing away in December 2013 at 85 years old. I didn’t get any information on my parental grandfather. My father, on the other hand, has hypertension, and diabetes and many of his cousins have a history of heart problem, murmur in particular. That explains why I was born with a heart murmur (which was resolved in 1995).

Results provided through genetic testing enables doctors to be more informed in terms of their patients; allows regular screening practices, or treatment planning at early stages.

Personal health and wellbeing is important to everyone and being able to diagnose potential diseases early on is crucial to preventative care, therefore, patients should have full access to their DNA analysis as well as health reports. Having data on DNA analysis allows an individual to mentally and physically prepare for a particular disease or illness and helps them proactively find a treatment for the disease. The book The Patient Will See You Now by Eric Topol discussed about a woman named Elena Simon, who developed a rare type of liver cancer called “fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma” which affects about 200 young people yearly. Elena ultimately worked with her surgeon to sequence the tumor specimen and discovered a gene mutation present in the disease. This discovery was then utilized to

As I watched my mom cultivate relationships that were real and substancial to her well being I quickly realized that these were also the kind of relationships that I wanted. I think that the reason these relationships where people are real can be so growing for both sides, being real with people can be hard sometimes, but in the end both people can come out better. As I look at the life that Jesus lead I am convinced that Jesus was the kind of "keep it real" guy. A prime example is looking at him the night before he was crucifed, he sat in the garden and asked that if at all possible that God would take away what he knew was coming. That is real, and that shows us how he was human. There are so many other examples how Jesus' life was

I am very interested in finding out my DNA profile. However, it makes me very uneasy also. A part of me wants to know what disease processes that I am pre-dispositioned to so that I can take action to help prevent them from developing or paying closer attention to those areas by more frequent testing to help detect them in an early stage. I am in my 50’s so most of those things that are in my genetic make-up are probably getting ready to surface soon. I know that I need to take quick steps to help prevent or reverse damage that I could be causing whether that be take a medication or supplement, change my diet or lifestyle, or even have surgery. On the other hand, I don’t want to live the rest of my life in fear, worry, or depression because

The sequencing of the human genome has a new approach to health care in regards to promotion, maintenance, and treatment. Genetic research is defined as a new approach to a better understanding of the genetic components of common diseases: Cancer, diabetes, stroke, and creating new gene-based technologies for screening, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of both rare and common diseases. Nurses are a main aspect within the first line of care, and therefore will contribute fully in genetic-based and genomic-based practice activities such as collecting family history, obtaining informed consent for genetic testing, and administering gene-based therapies. Lea, D, (January 31, 2008). My paper is based on an article Genomics in the public

The discovery of DNA has impacted so many of our lives today. When I read your post, I must admit I had an “AH” moment. You learn something new every day, or at least try too. Furthermore, I did not know someone’s lung could collapse without some sort of impact. Thanks to your knowledge, you were able to save your son by getting him to the hospital. In the moment of pressure, you reacted just as a parent should, my hat goes off to you for that. I have eczema, so my first son was born with it; I had to teach him how to take care of it in times of inflammation. Nevertheless, I look for signs in my other kids as well. I enjoyed learning from reading your post it was very informational for me. Thanks to the scientist who took the time to be curious,

You may have had the greatest upbringing imaginable and love your adoptive parents immensely, but genetics can come into play for reasons of health. Knowing your genetic family's history can make a difference in preventing certain ailments. For example, if heart disease runs in your family, you can take extra precautions to prevent the development of heart disease that you may be susceptible to. Your medical history can also

Human character and behaviour are not only shaped by the genes that encompass the individual’s genotype. Human character comprising mainly of personality, sexuality, morality and intelligence are the products of genetic determinism as well as external environmental factors. “Single genes can have surprisingly strong influences on particular aspects of behaviour.” (Frank., 2009)