Would you want to know?

Article published date:
20 October, 2016
Author:
Alison Weir

That’s Life Magazine published an article ‘Would you want to know’ on the 7th October 2016.

This article is about Holly Faulkner and her family. The writer of the article Sarah Firth, starts the story with “if a heart breaking genetic disease ran in your family, would you take the test?”

To read the story please click the link Would you want to know.

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