Gene Testing

As most of you know, I teach a boy with a rare and degenerative genetic condition, ALD, the illness featured in the film Lorenzo's Oil. He was diagnosed too late, when the condition had already advanced too far for him to be helped. But his diagnosis meant that when things went wrong with his little brother, the doctors knew where to look for an answer. Today their story features in the Daily Mail newspaper, and here is the link to the online version:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1281180/Gene-tests-The-new-Russian-roulette-A-genetic-test-save-life-But-force-make-heartbreaking-sacrifices.html

It pretty well puts the rest of life into proportion when you see the situations some people find themselves in.