Response to question #5 -- Genetics

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Date Posted: 21:04:26 03/04/02 Mon
Author: Karen Tate
Subject: Response to question #5

I would feel relieved if my sibling was "spared" because I feel like the guilt of being the one spared would be more difficult to live with at times than the actual disease itself. Maybe I am just saying that because I know how bad guilt feels and I do not know how it feels to have this disease. I would, however, feel terribly defeated if I tested positive. It would be such a let down. Knowing that one of us was "spared" and the other one was not could make our relationship somewhat awkward because one person would definitely be feeling guilty for testing negative, while the other would be feeling sad for testng positive. If the tables were turned and I was spared, I would feel a sense of gratitude but an even greater sense of guilt, even though the results were completely out of my control.

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Re: Response to question #5 -- Jessica Bruno, 05:51:18 03/05/02 Tue