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CHICAGO - Wendy Nelson watched her mother slowly die of Alzheimer's disease, unable to move or swallow at the end. "All her pleasures of life were gone," Nelson said. Grief-stricken, terrified of facing the same death, Nelson ordered 23andMe DNA test kits for Christmas 2020 for herself and three adult daughters. A Boston-based biotech executive who is now 52, Nelson.
After watching her mother slowly die of Alzheimer's disease, Wendy Nelson ordered a DNA test kits for herself and her three adult daughters. They delivered the worst possible result.
Wendy Nelson watched her mother slowly die of Alzheimer s disease, unable to move or swallow at the end. "All her pleasures of life were gone," Nelson said.