Aiyo, this question always makes my heart heavy. They say endogamy means the same rare genes meet more often inside our communities, which is true. But in my life, the bigger reason was plain *ignorance*—we just didn’t know screening was a thing we should do. My little grandson has a condition they say is from our region; if someone had simply told this old electrician, "Anna, just get this test," my son wouldn't be drowning in medical bills today. Now I tell every young couple in my building, "Swalpa screening maadi, swalpa tension kammi.
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