A— | United Kingdom

A— | United Kingdom

I found out I had GA when I was 12. Since I was little, I was extremely near-sighted but it was not until my older brother went to see the optician and they said we need to refer him to specialists. He found out he had GA, and then my younger brother and I got tested and found out I had it and he didn’t. My youngest 4th brother was diagnosed when he was 8 so 3 out of 4 of us have it. The diet was extremely difficult as we were on 7g of protein per day. When my parents had control of our diet, our levels were quite low. As I've gotten older, I don’t follow the diet strictly as it is extremely difficult but I’m doing very well. I work full-time, run a business, and have a young child. I’ve had cataracts in both eyes and had that removed, which has helped significantly. Can’t wait to see what the future holds with new treatments being available, it has been a long time coming.