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Thanks to our Theresa for putting yourself out there! Here’s the story: Should you find out if you’re at risk for Alzheimer’s? Share your thoughts. Is it better to know your APOE status or do you wish you never found out?
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I tried but you need a subscription.... bummer
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I tried but you need a subscription.... bummer
Hmm, try googling the title directly or using our ApoE4.Info Facebook page. No one has mentioned that they couldn't access it... yet.
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I don't do facebook for various reason.... lol
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Julie G wrote:
I tried but you need a subscription.... bummer
Hmm, try googling the title directly...
I found it.... good article!
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Theresa, thanks for putting yourself out there! I didn’t know you are a retired Navy commander. Thank you as well for your service to our country. (I was a Navy brat.)

I did a search on the title with quotation marks around it. That worked.

I’m glad I found out about my 4/4 status. Had I not done so, it’s likely I never would have learned about my mold toxicity, the SIBO that it caused, and other root causes. The same goes for my coronary artery disease. I believe I now have a good chance to avoid Alzheimer’s altogether or at least delay its onset. And I’ve since stabilized my coronary artery disease.

My husband and I are beginning the process of updating our will and powers of attorney. I will discuss my 4/4 status with our attorney and incorporate my wishes accordingly.

When I first discovered my status, I was terrified for many months and periodically since then as I’ve learned some test results. But I have no regrets about learning my status. In fact, thank God I did.
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Nice article, but ugh!
A spokesman for the Alzheimer’s Association said such tests have little value because they provide only general information about risk—and because there is no effective treatment for the disease.
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I do often regret opening that Pandora`s box because there`s nothing that I can do to change my dna. I never got on with my parents and now I just have yet another reason to be angry with them.
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