My play is a
comedy-drama.
Parts of it are
funny; parts of
it should hurt.
Playwright Tom Matthew Wolfe
receiving results, should the consumer feel an obligation to tell
close family members, for their
own sake, if they want to know?
Would sharing those personal
results with a close relative be
irresponsible without physician
guidance? Even with physician
guidance, there are questions.
If people find out they have the
gene for something like earlyonset Alzheimer’s, what can they
do with that information? Would
a positive result lead to problems
with health or life insurance?
Would it help a family to plan a
course of action? I know it would
New Jersey Stage
stress me out to get tested for
certain family illnesses. It would
make my mind spin. I wouldn’t
use that as an argument against
other people doing this. People
should be able to find out these
things if they want, and make
their own decisions, to a degree.
But I believe in oversight.
Have you ever noticed that
people losing their mind is one
of the few aspects of our every
day life that remains a good
source of comedy for theatre
and films but hasn’t fallen prey
to political correctness for such
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