Personal Geography: Genetics And Family Environment Prior To Birth

Unlike most people, I did not get to be a carefree child for long. Even though I always said that I could not wait to grow up, now I wish that it all did not happen so fast and early in my life. From eleven to twelve years old—that would be the period I describe as the time I had to put my big-girl pants on and face the real, cruel and unwelcoming adult world. In that time period, I can specifically pinpoint two major events that ended my childhood: my move from Russia to the United States and the birth of my baby sister Toma. To some those might not seem significant enough to change someone’s life to the extent that they changed mine; however those events molded me into the person I am today.

People with a family history of a disease are more likely to get it. But, this is not always the case. Some people without any history of disorder in their family can still be at risk as well. Family history gives an idea if a person is more likely to get common disorders, including: heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, cancers, and diabetes. Less common mutations on a single gene, like cystic fibrosis, can also be evaluated given a person’s family history (Inheriting Genetic Conditions 1). If natural selection is taken out of the equation for people that have diseases, then these genetic abnormalities get passed on. “Survival of the fittest” has always been the motto for Mother Nature. When medicine can cure or sustain a younger sick people’s lives for longer than biologically natural, they have an opportunity to reproduce. Reproduction for people with genetic diseases has possible negative consequences. The diseased individual passes on their mutated genetics to their offspring, who in turn pass it on to their offspring, and so on. Now, more humans have genetic problems than in the past. Down syndrome is a

Not many knows this about me, where and how I grew up. I was born in San Francisco, CA, and at the age of 3, my abusive, alcoholic parents abandoned me. I don’t remember how long I was left alone in that apartment until CPS was called, but I do remember being hungry, alone, scared, and what it was liked to not be loved or wanted.

My father wasn’t a good man when we knew him. He was violent, and to be honest, a drunken bum. I was around 3 when he started getting really bad. He’d come home intoxicated, and start yelling at my mother about stupid things, like dinner not being warm for him. And every so often, I would have the misfortune of seeing him hit my mother. He had his days though. For some occasions, my mother would do something to get him to sober up. Most of the time it was for Maggie or my birthdays, but there were rare occasions where he’d be home, sober, and sweet to us for some reason.

I have come from a well-meaning but very scarring, ambivalent and dysfunctional family. My father was a sometimes physically, but often times very emotionally abusive person. Using a large amount of fear and intimidation of him to control our family and home. My mother regularly took out her anger and frustration towards my father on me since my parent’s first major separation when I was seven years old which in conjunction with the negative impact of my parents’ off and on separations leading up to their eventual divorce I developed depression, anger and other behavioral problems as well. I suffered many years of abuse from my mother as a result of these things. I understood both my parents cared for me, even though their actions often time both demonstrated it and contradicted it which lead to much confusion in relationships and friendships outside of my family. One of if not the most scarring experiences were of my mother and the adults she surrounded herself with sympathizing her abuse towards me because of the abuse she endured by my father and

Family history is not something students immediately think of when talking about geography, but it is an excellent source of evidence to illustrate, from real life, the patterns we have been learning about in this class. My dad’s side of the family has much more information available and fits better into the migration patterns we have discussed in this class so the focus of this paper will be on his family. On one side, my dad’s family came to Texas from Tennessee in the push west from the Upland South, and on the other side emigrated from Germany through chain migration to Texas.

I started reading Dr. Seuss books at three, and when I was six, I read my first chapter book, Charlotte’s Web. After that, I started a love affair with literature and reading. My life has been filled with constant struggles and changes. My mother’s feelings for me changed with every fleeting moment; no matter how much I try, I cannot blame her for that since I realize that giving birth to me at such a young age and dealing with her own mental health issues was not easy for her. My father and I moved quite often to find the best opportunities for the both of us. When I was twelve, I was forced to move to Alabama due to the fact my mother came back into my life and gained custody of me, only to call on my 13th birthday to tell me she did not want me to come home. I also struggled with the forceful loss of innocence because I believed that it would be a brilliant idea to become involved with an 18-year-old boy who

My mother agreed to let me live with him because she wanted to start truck driving with her new husband and she knew she could not support a child while truck driving. The experiences that I have lived through because of my mother and her side of the family will forever leave a mark on me. When I was younger I would wake up in the middle of the night due to night terrors and my father would have to hold me tight to get me to calm down, I was traumatized and felt unwanted because of my unstable life with my mother.

became my mother 's abuser. He would yell at her, calling her outside of her name as well as beating her. I witness it all. She told me that it only happens because she wouldn 't listen or because she had done something wrong. But none of that made sense to me.

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I never settled into that strange group home on Farris street, in the great state of Arkansas where my only relative told me she felt stuck. My mom always talked alot, she never stopped to listen, she said on that day, "I really gave you a great name, you know? Esmer. I made you so beautiful, what a beautiful name. At least the man I made you with didn't get in the way of that. You can really make something of yourself here, man what a chance! You have a chance here, you know." No. Because just like my mom, Mindy, who I remember to be tall with buldging green eyes and a mind so wondering, I wonder if she ever saw me or her surroundings as much as she saw her own yearnings; I've decided at 16 when life seems so inviting, shocking, daunting but

After examining my family’s health genome, I am able to identify strengths and weaknesses of my family’s health. For strengths, my mother’s side has little to no health conditions or concerns. Also, neither side has had a history of cancer. However, there are some weaknesses in my family health tree. My biggest concern for my immediate family, and my dad’s side is hypertension and heart disease. Even though this may just be due to lifestyle factors, I think there may be a genetic factor involved as well. This is because hypertension appears in both my aunt and dad.

As we continue to develop into an adult, we must look at our genetic factors to see what diseases we are at risk due to our family history. In my family we are at risk of hypertension which is also referred to as high blood pressure. This disease consists of “having abnormally elevated blood pressure which affects the way the heart pumps blood. A person diagnosed as hypertensive when his or her blood pressure is greater or equal to 140 nm Hg systolic pressure or 90 Hg diastolic pressure” (Whitbourne, 95). Behavioral changes that can meditate my genetic risk would consist of eating healthy and making sure I exercise enough to keep my blood flowing correctly. Several members from my father’s side have this disease and the maintenance that is

My mother never had the patience for me. I remember her taking me to the doctors and said,” I think something is wrong with my daughter.” Come to find I was a child who has A.D.D and A.D.H.D, but for me to have these problems were the worse for her. I always wished for a loving mom, but this is the kind of mom I have. For instance, the time I got hit by a car and got berated, she said,” Why did you get hit by a car and why did you step out on the street?”

At the age of nine I became a mother, sister, caregiver and I hadn’t even experienced a childhood. So what did I know about taking care of four younger sister. We were all hurting in our own way. I was lost without