Aaaand, the winner of the random* drawing for a FREE DNA testing kit from 23andMe is:

Sarah, from What To Do, PoopsyWoo?

Sarah’s story:

“My mother and sister both suffer from autoimmune disorders. My mother with rheumatoid arthritis, and my sister with a form of muscular dystrophy called myasthenia gravis. Autoimmune disorders being hereditary, and me displaying clinical symptoms of fibromyalgia (not actually considered autoimmune), have left me with quite a bit of anxiety over what my body has in store for it in the future, and what I may be passing to my children. I watched, as a child, the ravages of the disease on my mother, but it didn’t sink in that I could be up against a similar foe until I reached my mid twenties. I’m taking steps now to bastion my body against disease, hoping it isn’t too little too late. But in this situation, I think knowledge would be power.”

I was so intrigued by the comments in the giveaway post. People have such fascinating, heart-rending and important reasons for wanting access to their genetic information. Because we want to do something for the people who didn’t win, we’re offering a special offer: The first 20 people who order a DNA testing service from 23andMe using the following code at check-out will receive $50 dollars off one kit. But hurry, because the code will expire Sunday, June 14 at midnight.

The code is: GBKE7M

Or, if you’d like to take another shot at winning a FREE service, check out the ongoing giveaways at these blogs: Mama Bird Diaries, BagMomma, and The Mummy Chronicles.

I saw some differing opinions about whether it’s ethical to have a child genotyped, which is something I’ve struggled with myself. I’ll post my thoughts about that later this week. Thanks for entering and sharing your thoughts!

*How the winner was selected: Ineligible comments were tossed, and the remaning comments were numbered. One was chosen using Randomizer.org.