Re: Cheating Destiny (book excerpt)
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Posted by Sarah on 02:19:18 2006/07/11
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Re: Cheating Destiny (book excerpt) posted by Marie A.
No problem. My attitude is very clinical I must admit, but honest and realistic, whether you agree with it or not. Your comments don't irritate me at all. Why would you think that? Not everyone interprets data the same way. I may interpret autoimmune Type 1 diabetes to be genetic simply based on the fact certain genes have been proven to cause disposition, these genes can run in families, diabetics have up to a 20% higher chance of passing the disease on, and that these families often have multiple concurrent autoimmune disorders, many of them worse than Type 1. You, on the other hand, may simply think of it as "bad luck" or "a part of life".
And for you, this may be the case. You may have a rare case of Type 1B which may only be due to a virus etc. and not auotimmune in nature. You will notice that in my original post it was clear that the point I was trying to make was that people like myself who have a high risk of passing it on (family history, multiple autoimmune disorders etc.) should especially consider what they are doing consciously. There is nothing wrong with anything I have said.
What if one day the world, insurance companies, governments, etc. realize that there is no longer enough money to effectively care for and keep all the growing number of diabetics alive? Is it fair to create children who may be too sick to support themselves and be unable to acquire accessible and necessary care just to live?
Nobody wants to feel or accept that the choice to procreate should be taken from them, but from my opinion, it already has simply because we should technically be dead. People generally develop *fatal* genetic diseases (Type 1 still technically is except we inject insulin to stay alive) due to a serious flaw in our DNA. This is nature's way of fixing the problem, and often ensuring the problem is not continued to be passed on into future generations with a high frequency.
I personally am not offended by anyone who would not have children with me. It shows that they are intelligent and concerned about society and their future, and this is a trait I actually admire. For the record, I DO have a supportive partner who is great in every way, but in no way does that mean I would expect him to support and take care of both myself and any sick kids we may have. I feel that would be unfair to him.
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