Man vows to not have children after discovering he has hidden disease which killed his dad
dailyrecord.co.ukA 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.
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