When I was around 12 years old my dad became ill. He took lots of tests and they knew it was Alzheimer's but they also knew there was something else to it. We got told various things over the years. Nobody could be sure what it was, all the while dads health was decreasing. By the time I was 14 he had almost completely forgotten who I was. Not long after that his twin brother started showing the same symptoms. In 2010 my dad passed away at 52 after 8 years of losing his memory and speech and simple uses of his body it finally gave up. The technical term for the specific disease is familial Alzheimer's disease, it's an early on set form and each child of the affected has a 50/50 chance of developing the faulty gene which causes it, the gene is called ARG278lle and it's a mutation of the PSEN1 gene, it's a very rare form of Alzheimer's. Since my dad passed away I knew there was a chance that it could be hereditary but sort of put it to the back as a blank. When my uncle passed away last year I couldn't get it out of my head, looking at my 3 and a half month old baby I knew I had to be tested. So after a chat with the GP I got an appointment with the specialists for about 2 months later, went for a consultation and got told I'd have to wait three months minimum before I could be tested because of the severity of the subject. So I waited and went and had my blood test. 3 weeks later I went to hear my news. Even though I was prepared and didn't break, I was overcome with nausea and fear that I won't see my son grow up. I was petrified, but I kept thinking of him and that is what lead me to jump straight into asking about medical trials instead of crying my heart out ( which is really what i wanted to do) so now with my dad passed, my uncle passed and their two siblings going through the disease I am determined to find a medical trial that will save me, but most importantly save my son if he ever finds himself in my position. Xxx