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12.12.2022 - 23:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man has vowed to not have children after discovering that he has a hidden disease which killed his dad. Adam Bowes, 26, says it felt 'like a bomb going off' when he was told that he had Huntington's Disease, reports the Liverpool Echo.
The fatal disease, which stops parts of the brain functioning properly over time, is inherited from an individual's parents and gets gradually worse over time. The life expectancy of someone with Huntington's disease is usually up to 20 years.
Adam was informed that he had a defective gene when he was 21-years-old that meant he has hereditary Huntington's Disease. He said: "Finding out I had it felt like a bomb going off.
"But I've found support groups and more people in my age group and even though it's an isolating disease, you aren't alone. People don't understand unless you go through it.
"I can't help comparing myself to my dad but touch wood, my symptoms haven't progressed in the last year. There's no cure, but there's more treatments now, there's more hope for us.
"I feel like there's no-one in my age group representing me and whilst I'm able to talk about it, I will."
Two years after his diagnosis, Adam started experiencing symptoms including issues with his balance and coordination, cognitive problems and stiffness in joints and depression. His family described the condition as Parkinson's, Motor Neurone Disease and Dementia 'rolled into one'.
They also added that people often mistake those with the disease as being drunk or "behaving inappropriately". The family's relationship with the illness goes back to 2001, when dad, Andy Bowes, was diagnosed.
Within a few months of being informed that he had Huntington's Disease, the father began displaying symptoms including mental health
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