by aannc44 » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:53 am
I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue, as well as having depression and anxiety. My mother has been diagnosed over the years with a multitude of auto-immune dieseases as well as depression. My younger sister has depression and anxiety as well as chronic fatigue and IBS. My maternal grandmother has always had "issues" that were not spoken of. She rarely leaves the house, does not have a drivers liscence, and mainly keeps to herself. My paternal side of the family are very quiet about any illnesses and disclose very little. I have learned that a couple of my aunts have depression as well as anxiety. From what I know to be fact and from what I have pretty much gathered througout the years, is that I have many of the same health issues that have genetic links to both sides of my gene pool. I do not find this to be coincidental. Much like my goofy ears and tall stature as my father, my curly hair and very thin body structure as my mother, there are many other "genetic" links to both family trees. The physical aspects have never been ignored or questioned whether genetically linked. Why would any other trait carry a question mark?