Father: Abdominal Cancer at 51 (desmoid tumors).  Obese. History of addiction.  
Brother:  Detached retina x 2 (both eyes, different events).
Maternal Grandfather:  Died of liver cancer at 65 (he was a mennonite, never smoke, drank or even swore).  Arthritis.
Maternal Grandmother:  MVP with no replacement.  Congestive heart failure.  High blood pressure.  Type II diabetes managed with injectable insulin.  History of obesity, now normal weight.
Maternal Great-Grandmother:  died of "heart problems"  at 36.  No further information available.
Paternal Grandmother:  obese, Type II diabetes (non-compliant), history of addiction.
Paternal Grandfather:  obese, MI at 40, 43 and death by MI at 45, heavy smoker and drinker.
Maternal aunt x 2:  MVP, no repair
No wonder I'm so fucked up.
1 comment:
Hmm. Your family health history reads a bit like John's. Heart problems all over the map. John has MVP and takes a beta-blocker.
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