familial on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/familial/Recent content in familial on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 29 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000The Midland Brothers Racing Against Time: Facing a 99% Chance of Inherited Dementiahttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/the-midland-brothers-racing-against-time-facing-a-99-chance-of-inherited-dementia/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/the-midland-brothers-racing-against-time-facing-a-99-chance-of-inherited-dementia/Jordan and Cian Adams, two brothers from Redditch, face an overwhelming 99% chance of developing frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a devastating illness that has claimed the lives of 12 of their relatives. Now aged 30 and 25, they are bracing for what they describe as “15 or 20 healthy summers” ahead before symptoms commonly arise in their 40s. Their mother, Geraldine, was diagnosed with FTD at just 47 and passed away at 52.