Kobejr Orlando, Fl
06/30/13 10:03 pm
I'd like to know so I know how much I'm still capable of doing while I still can. If I know I'm gonna be really sick I want to use my health to its potential while still possible. Live life to the fullest no fears!
katienana Columbia, SC
06/30/13 1:12 pm
My mom, 2 aunts and my gr'mom all had Alzheimer's. I was tested to see if I should take out more long term health care insurance and/or retire, travel before losing my memory. I don't have that factor (not + that I won't get it) but I'm glad I know.
torstrum
06/30/13 9:22 am
It wouldnt necessarily take away hope to know your at risk, but it has been proven that the more confident/hopeful you feel the more likely you are to recover from diseases like cancer, but I'd like to know to get my fill of whatever itd get in the way of(id go all over if it'd stop me l8r in life)
jenks76 Western Kentucky
06/30/13 9:02 am
If there is no way to prevent it or treat it I would rather enjoy life now and not worry about the future. You could die in many other ways and never develop the disease anyway.
ssmcrorvr
06/30/13 4:38 am
gives you time to prepare. MS runs in my family, when my uncle found out he would not be walking and doing things for himself in a few years, he worked and made arrangements to make sure he would be able to get by in his down years.
izck rural Illinois
06/30/13 3:35 am
With 3 generations of early onset Alzheimer's before me, I just locked in long term care insurance. Now I will take the genetic test. What I struggle with is how I might live my life differently knowing either way.
specialk55
06/30/13 12:07 am
Hell no. Knowing me I would just spend all my time worrying about it and freaking out every time I notice any symptoms.
MonAmour Illinois
06/30/13 12:00 am
Yes I would hopefully be more driven to live each day to the fullest, so far this summer the farthest I've traveled is from the bed to the couch.
kailac VFL
06/29/13 11:23 pm
Alzheimer's is my actual fear in life. I'm terrified that I won't remember my life one day, and that scares me. So yes, I'd like to know, so I can preserve my memories so I can make sure I can look back on my life.
smtimberman
06/29/13 11:20 pm
Maybe it's because I work in estate law, but I would want to know so I could best plan my future. Both financially and emotionally.
NoRelation Arizona
06/29/13 10:52 pm
Honestly, no. I have bad cases id Alzheimers in my family and wish i didnt know. And if i was going to die of huntingtons or something similar, i wouldnt want to know. I dont want to know when i'll be taken from the work
Ld...mind or body.
a5hlie Phoenix
06/29/13 10:47 pm
Knowing stuff like this can cause you to change the path you might have otherwise chosen in life. By avoiding one bad outcome, you can lead yourself straight to an even worse outcome. We are not supposed to play God. Everything happens for a reason.
dustbunny
06/29/13 10:21 pm
It's likely that I will develop Alzheimer's, my mom's mom had it. I'm not scared so much of it because she was so happy, always and everything was a new experience.
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