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Genealogy Health Medical Form
Part of your genealogy work should include medical information about your ancestors. These are not only interesting for genealogical reasons, but can be critical for your current health.
Ask your current relatives to fill these out, and research this same information for any deceased relatives either through research or by asking their still-living kin. Promise to keep the information within the family - but for example if a female relative of yours has breast cancer, it's not something to hide! It can double the risk of her female relatives for breast cancer, and it's important that they know this and test themselves regularly.
Some people have been taught to not speak of medical issues, or weight, or sleep problems. But it would be a huge shame if others in the family went through years of pain or issues, never realizing something genetic was at work.
Name: ___________________________
Age: ____________________________
BMI: __________________
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Health Issues when Young? _______________________________________________
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Cancer? _______________________________________________________
Did/Do you Smoke? _____________________________________________
How Do you Sleep? _____________________________________________
Allergies? ____________________________________________________
Excema / Skin Issues? _________________________________________
Heart / Blood Pressure Issues? ________________________________
Teeth / Bone Issues? __________________________________________
Other Medical Issues? _________________________________________
Depression / Blues? ___________________________________________
It might work best, if you have a relative that's reticent to fill out forms, to sit down and talk with the relative about his or her life. That way it seems less of a "doctor's exam" and more of a "interested relative wanting to know about your life". I personally have found out very important information by doing this - information that has greatly helped my sister and me handle our own medical lives.
However you get the ball rolling, start talking about your health! It can literally add years to your life and to the life of your family.
Genealogy and Health
Note - Lisa Shea wrote this content for the genealogy site at BellaOnline.com - you might still find this content there as well. That's fine :) I gave permission!
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