A Genetic Disease
The doctor said cystic fibrosis was a genetic disease, and Richard thought about how his sister had it. It causes multiple lung infections, leading to decreased lung capacity and damage. Now, he worried his three sons had it!
Fear of Genetics
Richard was worried he’d passed on those genes to his three sons, and he had to ask the doctor. What if they had to live with that all their lives? He was trying to process the information while he requested more data.
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