Ginette wonders if she gave her heart problems to her son.
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Is it hereditary? I don’t know. Should I tell my son to go get checked or? Like I told him anyway, I said, ‘Go‘ … but he’s healthy. He’s active. You know, unlike my generation, he grew up eating good and feeling good. And it’s not about medication it’s about natural, the earth and, you know, the natural resources. But he takes very good care of himself. But I’m still worried because why am I the only one in my family that has that? Like is that something that I could pass on, is that – like, what is that?
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