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I really discovered I had thyroid disease by accident. My son was having some health concerns, and as I filled out his patient history I noticed I had a lot of similar symptoms. I mentioned it to the doctor, and he ran blood work and finally an ultrasound of my thyroid.

I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, Thyroid problem?

I have to be cautious, have my thyroid levels checked, and as long as I do that, I'm fine.

Genes work with probabilities; they don't work with certainties. So most things that you're looking at with these genetic tests, it's not like you're condemned to automatically get the disease or the syndrome. There's a lot of factors in play there.

Generally, we try to have a situation where the person is healthy, so you're not confounded by disease. So, that means that healthy individuals are donating their blood samples for the studies.

I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

I have wondered sometimes if there are not perhaps some disadvantages in having really blue blood in one's veins, like grandmamma and me.

This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.