Hellobee Boards Topic: Would you want to know if you or your child would likely have dementia at age 40? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 06:35:36 +0000 honeybear on "Would you want to know if you or your child would likely have dementia at age 40?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-to-know-if-you-or-your-child-would-likely-have-dementia-at-age-40#post-363314 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:30:15 +0000 honeybear 363314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: :) Thanks for lightening the mood. The article's subject is kind of heavy, especially for a Friday. </p> mrbee on "Would you want to know if you or your child would likely have dementia at age 40?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-to-know-if-you-or-your-child-would-likely-have-dementia-at-age-40#post-363310 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:28:33 +0000 mrbee 363310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I may already be coming down with dementia actually... aging is a brutal process. </p> honeybear on "Would you want to know if you or your child would likely have dementia at age 40?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-to-know-if-you-or-your-child-would-likely-have-dementia-at-age-40#post-363304 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:25:54 +0000 honeybear 363304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This article raises an interesting question about DNA sequencing of children that is relevant to parents: <a href="http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/25/what-your-doctor-isnt-telling-you-about-your-dna/" rel="nofollow">http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/25/what-your-doctor-isnt-telling-you-about-your-dna/</a></p> <p>Do you agree with the argument that a lab or doctor should withhold information about a possibly "bad" genetic marker on the grounds that there isn't currently any treatment or that it isn't life-threatening? </p>