My Paternal grandmother had AD and my Dad had AD. There does seem to be a genetic link, and for many years I have considered that I may develop the illness. I'm 44 now and have two teenage children and a loving husband. If I was to take the test, and find out that I will develop AD, I wonder how my relationship with my family would suffer - they have seen AD develop, but I wouldn't want to be treated any differently. However, I feel as though I am living under a cloud all the time, and wondering if I will develop it in later years. I've already changed my diet in small ways, for example eating lots of fruit and veg and traking folic acid tablets daily. If I forget something, I think that maybe that is the start. also, for a split second a year or so ago, I 'forgot' how to go up some stairs in a large department store - that feeling made me very frightened, and I still remember it. I'm sorry, I'm all over the place as you can tell...what I'm trying to say is that i don't know whether I'd take the test or not, there's a lot of pro's and con's. I shall watch the debate with interest
Sweet Pea