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LIVING WITH STARGARDTS DISEASE
Kim's Story
My name is Kim. I am a 40 year old woman living in
Cape Town, South Africa. I am a mother or 4, aged 17,15,13 and
5. I was diagnosed at the age of 39 in April of this year.
My specialist feels that the progression may be slow and
hopefully I will still be able to read and drive for at least
another 10 years maybe more. He puts this down to the
fact that the condition was diagnosed much later in my life
and that the deterioration of my sight has been quite slow
over the last 2 years.
As this is a recessive gene my children will not get this
disease unless my husband is a carrier (which he is not).
I have two siblings and my brother has definitely not got
the disease and my sister has not had any problems
as yet with her sight.
Please contact me if you feel the need to chat.
regards, Kim
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