My idea for a Kidge book, not a one shot, an actual story. If any of you are in the Haikyuu fandom, I'm sure your aware of a certain fanfic, it's become quite popular among people in the fandom. It's called In another life or IAL.
Fatal Familial Insomnia, or FFI. This is a Genetic disease that affects the thalamus. The part of the brain that controls your sleep-wake cycle. Symptoms usually begin between the ages of 40-60 years, (In Another Life was an exception I believe. I think he was in his late teens or early twenties, I don't remember.) The most common symptoms are sleep disturbance, psychiatric problems, weight loss, and balance problems. Other symptoms include high blood pressure, excess sweating, and difficulty controlling body temperature. These symptoms tend to get worse over time. FFI is usually fatal in 6-36 months. Almost all cases of FFI occur due to a specific variant in the gene and are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Diagnosis is based on the symptoms, clinical exam, sleep study, and imaging studies. The results of genetic testing can help confirm the diagnosis. Treatment for FFI is focused on managing the symptoms.
The following list includes the most common signs and symptoms in people with fatal familial insomnia (FFI). These features may be different from person to person. Some people may have more symptoms than others, and they can range from mild to severe. This list does not include every symptom that has been described in the condition.
Symptoms of FFI may include:
Inability to fall asleep or stay asleep (Insomnia)Difficulty thinking and concentrating (cognitive impairment)Short-term memory lossWeight lossDifficulty coordinating movementsHigh blood pressureInability to maintain body temperatureExcessive sweating and tearing
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. All individuals inherit two copies of each gene. Autosomal means the gene is found on one of the numbered chromosomes found in both sexes. Dominant means that only one altered copy of a gene is necessary to have the condition. The variant can be inherited from either parent. Sometimes an autosomal dominant condition occurs because of a new genetic variant (de novo), and there is no history of this condition in the family.
Each child of an individual with an autosomal dominant condition has a 50% or 1 in 2 chance of inheriting the variant and the condition. Typically, children who inherit a dominant variant will have the condition, but they may be more or less severely affected than their parent. Sometimes a person may have a gene variant for an autosomal dominant condition and show no signs or symptoms of the condition.
Treatment for fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is focused on managing the symptoms and providing comfort for the person with FFI.
Why did I give you so much information? So that you don't look it up in the middle of reading the book, and get even more stressed, like I was.
I apologize in advance... That probably doesn't help...
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Kidge One Shots
FanfictionHello this is just a bunch of One shots, of my Otp, Kidge, don't tell my sister that I'm writing this, she doesn't ship it, she ships Klance... Any who, this is for all you Team Forest Fire shippers out there, so LET'S DO THIS THING. I suck at discr...
