I want to ask her to stop, but I don’t know if I have the right. “History of heart disease, heart attacks or strokes on your father’s side?”“I don’t know.”Also Read: I'm Caring For My Aging Father. I know I’m not supposed to, but I can’t breathe, and I need her to see my face so she knows I’m not attacking her when I speak. “Honestly, I don’t know the answers to these questions because my father has been absent for more than half my life,” I say. Even at 40, an age where medical history becomes increasingly vital, I was filled with a primal resentment at being forced to acknowledge the void.

Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2026 13:43 UTC