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[V8Druid]

Just googled Gauchers as not heard of it before- interesting that its far more common in eastern European/Jewish communities apparently.?

Ashkanazi Jewish population - 1:100,000 instead of 1:1,250,000 in the general population -- interbreeding
was the first question i was asked, when they eventually got a handle on my diagnosis ... " often accused, but not that I know " was my response
one of the most fascinating facts about the disease is that Dr Gaucher first diagnosed it in IIRC 1897 ... quite how the **** he did is beyond me -- Today it requires some pretty serious and complex DNA sampling and testing, with only the JAK2 test being a conclusive confirmation
the other thing that is really weird about the disease is it requires one carrier and one sufferer to inherit from - two carriers/sufferers and you don't ??
I was #15 in Wales, #200 in the UK and the 5000th(-ish) in the entire population of the planet .. some ****ing odds eh??

 

[V8Druid]

a major consideration that everyone should take into consideration is that of your health ... you can work towards doing this that and the other, when you have time (which you'll never make for your selves), and think you'll do all sorts one day - but ... if your health lets you down (which is a fairly foregone conclusion for many/most) it will not happen - make the time while you're able to take advantage of good health - I was bomb proof - 'til I wasn't -- I'm lucky TBH - I could be a hell of a lot worse, than I am, but it's restrictive on what I can get up to - travelling particularly, with my weekly need for my 'hamster juice' treatments.
I don't want to be doom and gloom ... BUT -- FFS try and take more time out everyone - while you can enjoy it - I know you'll never switch off whilst not doing it/being there, but ................

case in point .....
2005 ..
Pam persuaded me to have a few days away and we went to Cornwall for an extended long B/hol. weekend (closed for a couple of days as well) ...
was sat on a beach, in St Ives with her, a briefcase, a 2" thick wad of drawings, calculator and note books, ordering 30t of steel to be delivered, for a job, the following Monday, when we got back