I have dealt with anxiety over being a 4/4 also and still am sort of. Here is my story: I found out early on in the 23AndMe company's existence (2005?) because I wanted to. "To be forewarned is to be forearmed". I would have time to get involved and maybe figure something out. I never want...

Last year I had an AmyVid PET scan to qualify for a study and was rejected because at 67 I had no amyloid build up. The study coordinator said I have dodged a bullet because the buildup does not start until 15->20 years before the Alzheimer's symptoms start. Being a 4/4 I am excited about this but I...

Wow, thank you so much for such a thorough reply. My mom was 89 and I am now 68. I live just outside of Seattle. I am retired after writing software for 41 years. Believe me it kept my mind very active. As a result I understand the need for root cause analysis and the importance of data. I have been...

My mother died Aug 4, 2020 as a result of Alzheimer's. I was lucky enough to get a DNA sample years before she was very bad. I learned that she was an APOE 3/4, whereas I am an APOE 4/4. I have used Promethease to look at her genome to try to realize the difference between us and I cannot find anyth...

This is refreshing to see. I am new here so bear with me. My 87 year old mother is e3/e4 and I am e4/e4. I watched her all my life take supplements, eat well and exercise. In the last 8+ years I have watched her slowly melt away with AD despite doing all the things everyone says to do. I am 65 years...