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For many of us, misplacing our keys or our phone is an everyday occurrence. We would not think twice about it. But for one Welsh mum, finding herself unable to remember where she has put something brings a gut-wrenching feeling – the fear that an incurable illness has begun its slow process of taking her life.
Joanne Harrigan, 45, a mother and grandmother lives with the knowledge that one day an incurable illness will take over her life, and she will forget her most favourite memories and the people she loves most.
The disease slowly damages brain cells over many years, and this damage spreads to areas that control basic body functions like swallowing, movement, and the immune system, leading to fatal medical complications.
Joanne was told as a young mother that she carries a gene, passed down from her mother, which guarantees that she will develop early Alzheimer’s disease.
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