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liberal_at_heart

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42. I have a genetic mutation that puts me at greater risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer.

Sun May 3, 2015, 10:15 PM

May 2015

I don't know yet if my children have inherited it or not. Do I want to see my children suffer through cancer? Of course not. I don't want my children to ever be hurt or get sick. But the reality is that we cannot make life suffer proof. There will always be something our children will have to suffer through. Losing my mom to breast cancer was part of my journey in life. I would have loved it if she had gotten better and I could have had a mom, but that just isn't how it happened. Will my kids have to lose me or will I lose one of them to cancer? I don't know. Life is not always filled with ease and comfort. Sometimes it is filled with pain and heartache. I have learned to accept what comes my way. Don't get me wrong, if I got cancer I would fight to stay around for my children. If one of my kids got cancer I would do whatever I could to help them get better. But if it were to work out that either I or my children were to move on from this life that somehow I would be okay and they would be okay too.

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Those who have or want to have children: would you want to genetically modify them? [View all] AngryAmish May 2015 OP

Does it have to be unborn? fadedrose May 2015 #1

HE'S ROUNDUP READY! Warren DeMontague May 2015 #17

gentle ha ha ha.... fadedrose May 2015 #21

Hey, I'll take what I can get. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #24

I would make you watch Gattaca daredtowork May 2015 #2

y'all know that is not a documentary? AngryAmish May 2015 #4

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And yet, that argument could be made about pretty much any human advancement. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #16

I was at a sort conference about this daredtowork May 2015 #20

Well unfortunately, that does seem to be the way things work. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #22

I might be able to justify a medical treatment to save the citizen's tax dollars daredtowork May 2015 #36

I'm trying to think of the potential career paths that would even conceivably justify that level of Warren DeMontague May 2015 #37

There have been studies showing taller men make more money... daredtowork May 2015 #41

Still, i'm not forseeing a big crunch of people breaking down the door on a relatively Warren DeMontague May 2015 #50

I would perhaps change genes related to health issues, but otherwise, let chance do its thing uppityperson May 2015 #3

+1. n/t winter is coming May 2015 #12

Exactly customerserviceguy May 2015 #40

I think I am with you on this issue. I am the mother of a severely disabled daughter - however I jwirr May 2015 #47

I have asthma and really jacked ligaments XemaSab May 2015 #77

That's what I was thinking. ladyVet May 2015 #82

My kids are awesome as they are n/t gollygee May 2015 #5

I would without hesitation LittleBlue May 2015 #6

It depends on the specifics. Correcting a congenital illness? Absolutely. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #7

This. beam me up scottie May 2015 #14

what if he peed budweiser? fadedrose May 2015 #23

Honestly, how would one tell the difference? Warren DeMontague May 2015 #26

Well, if he peed Spotted Cow... AngryAmish May 2015 #27

Exactly. enlightenment May 2015 #35

Correcting illness is probably more likely short term than body mods. joshcryer May 2015 #78

No, but im also not reflexively afraid of the technology. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #79

Indeed. joshcryer May 2015 #81

Not in a million years. nt cyberswede May 2015 #9

Alzheimer's runs rampant in my family. Breast cancer on my wife's side wyldwolf May 2015 #10

Same here. Breast cancer is just standard Codeine May 2015 #13

I have a genetic mutation that puts me at greater risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #42

Heck yeah. Codeine May 2015 #11

Nowadays there are so many fadedrose May 2015 #25

And that's just the Fox News anchors! nt Codeine May 2015 #28

If we could cure the maladies in the human condition then it might be something we can look at... R. Daneel Olivaw May 2015 #15

Not for appearance, but I would for some medical reasons Marrah_G May 2015 #18

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I have twins... Teens now katsy May 2015 #29

I would make certain that my son did not inherit his father's vascular defect notadmblnd May 2015 #30

nope d_r May 2015 #31

Of course! Katashi_itto May 2015 #32

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Wings Evergreen Emerald May 2015 #34

I'd have a whole team of X-Men. nt Codeine May 2015 #38

I would do nothing to change my children. It is foolish to chase the dream of creating perfect liberal_at_heart May 2015 #39

Sure. It's the future. GeorgeGist May 2015 #43

Only for really difficult genetic problems sadoldgirl May 2015 #44

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Only if Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #48

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Oh FFS. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #51

+infinity (nt) LostOne4Ever May 2015 #52

Oh FFS! Trillo May 2015 #60

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The deceptions we (grassroots, average folks) are subjected to daily Trillo May 2015 #68

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"before we messed everything up" - yes, exactly. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #75

Okay, thank you. Apocalyptic philosophy and L-gulonolactone_oxidase Trillo May 2015 #83

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Absolutely Telcontar May 2015 #55

Sure, if I could. PeteSelman May 2015 #56

Height and IQ probably not; disease resistance hell yes. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #57

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No. Throd May 2015 #62

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... Major Nikon May 2015 #64

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The future is coming! The future is coming! randome May 2015 #66

Hmmm progressoid May 2015 #69

... AngryAmish May 2015 #70

Appearance-wise pipi_k May 2015 #71

No. Pooka Fey May 2015 #73

Sure RobertEarl May 2015 #76

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Everyone would. Few would admit it. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #85