Want to know my future?

In class we read a time magazine article about DNA testing. It's main topic was about a new jersey school teacher who had kids missing chromosomes which lead to other serious disorders. DNA testing has greatly evolved and can tell us everyone about our present and future self. This teacher had a DNA test done on her daughter. To find out what was causing her illness. They found missing chromosomes that could cause more problems in her body. I think this new testing is incredible. You can find out anything about your self and the diseases that you can contract in a simple test. The testing is also reasonably affordable for the general public. If I got a DNA test done I probably would not want to know the results unless it's something serious or something that I can get symptoms of in the next few years.

As a doctor I wouldn't tell the patient everything unless they specifically ask. There are a lot of things a DNA test can reveal, but as a doctor we know that at the moment there is no cure or treatment. I wouldn't want my patient to be scared by an untreatable disease. As a parent, I would want to know what's wrong with my child, but I wouldn't tell them because there not old enough to understand and or I wouldn't want them thinking about a serious disease in their childhood.  As a child, I would not want to know what's wrong with me. I would not want to grow up knowing that I might have a short life or I might contract a disease early on.