Results: Life-long Diseases
1.
1.
Do you or someone in your family have a disease?
Yes
38%
•
700 votes
No
62%
•
1141 votes
2.
2.
Which diseases do you or a family member have?
AIDS
2%
•
31 votes
Celiac
2%
•
43 votes
Crohn's
4%
•
70 votes
Diabetes
20%
•
360 votes
Huntington's
1%
•
14 votes
Parkinson's
2%
•
41 votes
Polio
1%
•
22 votes
Tay-Sachs
0%
•
5 votes
n/a
62%
•
1138 votes
Other (please specify)
13%
•
244 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.58% | 31 | |
| cancer | 1.02% | 20 |
| COPD | 0.46% | 9 |
| Lupus | 0.36% | 7 |
| ms | 0.36% | 7 |
| rheumatoid arthritis | 0.36% | 7 |
| multiple sclerosis | 0.30% | 6 |
| Heart disease | 0.25% | 5 |
| fibromyalgia | 0.20% | 4 |
| hep c | 0.20% | 4 |
| dementia | 0.15% | 3 |
| chronic kidney disease | 0.15% | 3 |
| Epilepsy | 0.15% | 3 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0.15% | 3 |
| Addison's | 0.10% | 2 |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome | 0.10% | 2 |
| gerd | 0.10% | 2 |
| Alzheimers | 0.10% | 2 |
| autoimmune | 0.10% | 2 |
| Ulcerative Colitis | 0.10% | 2 |
| thyroid | 0.10% | 2 |
| heart | 0.10% | 2 |
| chronic pain | 0.10% | 2 |
| RA | 0.10% | 2 |
| Arthritis | 0.10% | 2 |
| Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue | 0.05% | 1 |
| cad | 0.05% | 1 |
| Disc degenerative disease, M.R.S.A. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lung | 0.05% | 1 |
| Polycyctic Kidnet Disease | 0.05% | 1 |
| lymes | 0.05% | 1 |
| Alcholisim and COPD | 0.05% | 1 |
| Vasculitis | 0.05% | 1 |
| gravrs | 0.05% | 1 |
| cancer, depression, bipolar | 0.05% | 1 |
| cystic fibrosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| CIPD and Fibromyalgia | 0.05% | 1 |
| Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lupus, COPD, sciatica | 0.05% | 1 |
| Form of ITP | 0.05% | 1 |
| NHL | 0.05% | 1 |
| father has gout | 0.05% | 1 |
| not enough room | 0.05% | 1 |
| my mom has breast cancer | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ménière's | 0.05% | 1 |
| Psoratic Arthritis | 0.05% | 1 |
| Head Drop Syndrome | 0.05% | 1 |
| Refused | 0.05% | 1 |
| ME/CFS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Chronic pericardit | 0.05% | 1 |
| answering stupid questions | 0.05% | 1 |
| RA Colitis | 0.05% | 1 |
| Epilepsy and Multiple Sclerosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| fibro | 0.05% | 1 |
| Heart Problems | 0.05% | 1 |
| cold | 0.05% | 1 |
| autoimmune disorder | 0.05% | 1 |
| stills | 0.05% | 1 |
| ankylosing spondylitis | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hemachromatosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| CKD | 0.05% | 1 |
| asthma | 0.05% | 1 |
| adhd and alcoholism | 0.05% | 1 |
| spinal disorder | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fibromyalias | 0.05% | 1 |
| PKD, COlon cancer genetic | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis, Hypothyroidism, Mild Spinal Stenois, Compressed Fracture in spine, Bipolar Disorder | 0.05% | 1 |
| it is a mans last name i can not think of it but it caused my brther to loose both of his kidneys | 0.05% | 1 |
| muscular dystrophy | 0.05% | 1 |
| GRAVES DISEASE, HYPOTHYROIDISM | 0.05% | 1 |
| Heart disease, alcoholism 1 | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| BRCA 1 and 2 positive | 0.05% | 1 |
| emphysema | 0.05% | 1 |
| spastic parlegia | 0.05% | 1 |
| Cirrhose | 0.05% | 1 |
| kidney | 0.05% | 1 |
| thyroid, heart | 0.05% | 1 |
| ALZHEIMERS & CANCER | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have cerebral palsy uncureable | 0.05% | 1 |
| osteoporosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| graves | 0.05% | 1 |
| Cronic heart disease | 0.05% | 1 |
| Other diseases | 0.05% | 1 |
| Cancer, Fibromyalgia | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hypo-thyroidism | 0.05% | 1 |
| private | 0.05% | 1 |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 0.05% | 1 |
| stage 4 kidney desease | 0.05% | 1 |
| hashimoto's | 0.05% | 1 |
| RA/OA | 0.05% | 1 |
| cardiovascular | 0.05% | 1 |
| booze | 0.05% | 1 |
| Psoriosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| protein s deficiency | 0.05% | 1 |
| HIV | 0.05% | 1 |
| m.s. | 0.05% | 1 |
| emphasema | 0.05% | 1 |
| Won't say | 0.05% | 1 |
| Down's snydrome | 0.05% | 1 |
| damaged liver and diverticulosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| lung cancer | 0.05% | 1 |
| high blood pressure | 0.05% | 1 |
| HS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fibromyalgia and hypothroidism | 0.05% | 1 |
| Bipolar Manic depression | 0.05% | 1 |
| Graves Disease | 0.05% | 1 |
| COPD - Multiple Scriosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| ms/ipf | 0.05% | 1 |
| EPILEPSY, OSTEOPOROSIS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fuch's Dystrophy | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fibromyalgia chronic fatigue syndrome | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lynch Syndrome | 0.05% | 1 |
| alzheimer's | 0.05% | 1 |
| CMT | 0.05% | 1 |
| hashimoto's thyroiditis, raynauds | 0.05% | 1 |
| mental | 0.05% | 1 |
| arthiritis | 0.05% | 1 |
| sla | 0.05% | 1 |
| IBS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Barreta, cancer, ibs | 0.05% | 1 |
| hbp | 0.05% | 1 |
| Alzheimer | 0.05% | 1 |
| lung disease | 0.05% | 1 |
| fibromialgia | 0.05% | 1 |
| chronic kidney failure | 0.05% | 1 |
| Bi-Polar, MS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Congestive Heart Failure, | 0.05% | 1 |
| AS | 0.05% | 1 |
| chronic shoulder pain | 0.05% | 1 |
| Barrett's Escophagus | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fibromyalgia and arthritis. | 0.05% | 1 |
| IBS Athritis | 0.05% | 1 |
| Progressive supranuclear palsy | 0.05% | 1 |
| bi polar and colitis | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you expect to live a shorter life if you have a disease?
Yes
23%
•
424 votes
No
22%
•
401 votes
Not Applicable
55%
•
1016 votes
4.
4.
Do you have a support group to help you?
Yes
11%
•
210 votes
No
22%
•
404 votes
Undecided
3%
•
63 votes
Not Applicable
63%
•
1164 votes
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