I’m still checking for grey hairs. I’ve been very fortunate that I have a lovely blonde hair color that is still natural.  My mom and one of my sisters were grey by 30 and it was grey.  My dad had black hair that has turned a pure white.  Although I’m not sure how pure white would look for me, I think I’d prefer it over the grey look.

Hair color is just one of the many gene questions I wonder about.  My mom had breast cancer that she survived for 17 years. She’d also had 3 heart attacks (most women don’t survive 1 let alone 3).  All of my siblings and I sincerely hope we have the rugged persistently stubborn gene that can handle a lot while not actually having any of the health issues she went through. (She smoked and drank a lot.  I only have 1 sibling who smokes and none of us drink alcohol anywhere near her level, so that should help.)

I’ll humbly say that we also have a higher-than-average intelligence level.  (A friend has to remind me that I’m “smarter than the average bear” and to quit expecting them to be so much like me.)  It also seems like we have some biologically based social conditions in the family, such as autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Basically, I’ve lucked out in a lot of ways, but I worry about surprises that may be coming my future.  Like the grey hairs, I keep checking for issues and hoping I won’t ever find any.