Our family has a genetic predisposition to heart disease and we all handle it differently — my sister gets obsessive about testing, my brother ignores it completely, and I'm somewhere in the middle, but we never actually talk about what it means to live with this knowledge hanging over us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared genetic fate creates different survival strategies that can fragment the very relationships meant to provide support.
“Where Are You with Heart and cardiovascular health?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.