A Family Secret
10 min readJul 27, 2020
In June of 2018, I had my genetics tested using 23andMe by my doctor. It was an optional part of my physical, but I thought it was a good idea to get a thorough medical checkup.
Being a single mother, I thought about my children’s well-being. In addition to not having a husband, I was self-employed, I had recently lost a few family members to illness, and I was forty-eight years old. I knew that spitting into the tube would reveal…
