Re: Response to question #5 -- Genetics

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Date Posted: 05:51:18 03/05/02 Tue
Author: Jessica Bruno
Subject: Re: Response to question #5
In reply to: Karen Tate 's message, "Response to question #5" on 21:04:26 03/04/02 Mon

>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.

I agree with Karen. i would also be relieved if one of my siblings were spared the disease. but i think i would also feel a bit jealous that they would not have to go through all of the pain that I am going through. I agree that this would make the relationship awkard and in a way resentful. And as karen said, if i were the one who was spared i would feel very grateful and relived. I would have to learn that the situation was out of my hands.

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