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.
"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. 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'.
His wife, Jackie, said: "He carried on working for eight years with the right medication, he was very clever, used to design aircrafts, but eventually he could no longer do the job. "The police picked him up but thought he was drunk, he wasn't - he had Huntington's. We moved him to Liverpool, the closest specialist care home to us and he was really looked after there."
Top news stories today Adam says that he has decided not to have his own children due to his diagnosis and the fact that those with the gene have a 50% chance of passing it on to their children. The 26-year-old is now committed to use the rest of his time to raise awareness around Huntington's Disease.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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