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How to reconcile medical warnings with family patterns

My doctor says my liver numbers are getting worse but I keep thinking about how my grandfather drank every day until he was 89 and I don't know which story to believe about my body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

We construct our sense of bodily vulnerability through competing narratives that may not align with present reality.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Alcohol and the body?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.