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Genetics Vs Life Nov 6th Entry

Personally I don't believe genetics plays a stand alone part is how long we live for. I think life itself has it's own plans for us. There are so many factors that can come into play during the time we have here on earth.

As human beings we make so many decisions that can affect how long we live for that has nothing to do with genetics. We can take up smoking, doing drugs, drinking, being overweight, not addressing medical issues and the list goes on.

Cancer can come and bite you on the arse, which is what happened to my mother, who had no history of cancer in her family. Her mother lived until she was well into her 80's but Mum passed at 73.

You can be wiped out in a tragic car accident, or any accident that could take our lives in a heartbeat.

One of my best friends families genetics had them living well into their 70's and 80's but she was tragically taken way too young due to Legionnaires Disease after potting some plants without gloves on, using potting mix. The potting mix infected a slight cut on her finger she didn't even know was there and she died from this.

So for me, life choices and life tragedies have more of a role in our longevity than genetics.