Would you take a test to see if your life will be cut short? I did - and it changed me
Summary
Laura Sides learned that she inherited the gene linked to the rare early-onset dementia that affected her father. At 43, she says she is waiting to see whether symptoms begin near the age doctors predicted, while taking part in medical trials and running a food business.Key Facts
- Sides’s father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in his 40s.
- A doctor told Sides she had a 50% chance of inheriting the condition.
- In 2013, a specialist said a genetic test could determine with 99.999% certainty whether she had inherited the gene.
- Sides decided to take the test after entering her 30s and completing six months of genetic counselling.
- The test confirmed that she had inherited the gene; doctors predicted her decline might begin at age 46 to 48.
- Sides is now 43 and says she is waiting for symptoms to appear.
- She has taken part in medical trials and owns a cafe, restaurant and catering business with two friends.
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