What's My Name?

DISCOVERING MY HERITAGE
DURING THIS PROJECT I DISCOVERED A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT MY

HARITAGE THAT I FEEL MAY HAVE BEEN VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KNOW

ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. FOR EXAMPLE, ILEARNED ABOUT SOME DISEAESES THAT

RUNS IN THE FAMILY. I ALSO LEARNED ABOUT TRAGGIC ACCEDENTS THAT

HAPPENED IN MY FAMILY. LAST I LEARNED ABOUT SOME IMPORTANT TWIST ON

HOW I GOT MY NAME.

THERE ARE TWO DEASES THAT RUN IN MY FAMILY WHICH ARE SICKLE-CELL

ANIMIA THAT RUN'S ON MY MOTHERS SIDE OF THE FAMILY AND SICKLE-CELL

FROM MY DAD'S SIDE. THIS TWO-DEASESARE INHARRITED THREW GENETIC DEASES.

FORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE A TRAC E OF THE SICKLE-CELL TRAIT, SYMPTOM'S OF

THAT DEASES SHOW UP AS SMALL AS 5 MONTH'S BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE

THAT I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TRAGGIC TURNS ABOUT MY FAMILY'S HISTORY. WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER WAS JUST 6 YEARS OLD HER MOTHER DIED.
SHE WAS KILLEDIN A CAR ACCIDENT HEADING TO THE STORE TO GET CHRISTMAS

PRESENT'S FOR HER CHILDREN WHEN A WHITE TRUCK DRIVER RAN HER MOTHER

OFF THE ROAD. WHAT MAKES THAT STOR EVEN WORST IS THAT HER MOTHER DIED

CARRYING HER BABY THAT WAS TWO WEEKS DUE. THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO

SAV E THE BABY BUT BOTH PARENTS' WERE UNCONSUS.

I ALSO FOUND OUT FUNNY THINGS ABOUT MY FAMILY. FOR EXAMPLE, MY
MOTHER THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE A BOY. THE DOCTOR EVEN SAID I WAS

GOING TO BE A BOY. SO THEY WERE GOING TO NAME ME JASON IVAN WHITE.

WHEN MY MOM GOT TO THE EMEGENCY ROOM I CAME OUT HEADFIRST AND THE

DOCTOR NOTICED I WAS A GIRL THREE-MIN. LATER. IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO

GET A NAME FOR ME! WELL DONE MOM! [continues]

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