Your Beloved Sweetheart Is Online

Chapter 614 - 617: Falling in Love with You, Sharing Joy and Sorrow 6_1

"When you can no longer control your trunk muscles, you would lose the ability to sit. In the end, if you even manage to stay alive, you can only breathe through a tube inserted in your throat while your awake mind is trapped within a limp shell."

"It’s evident how unbearably cruel this disease is."

Hua Hua’s heart trembled. "Holy shit, it’s so brutal. If I get this disease, I might as well slit my throat and be done with it... ah..." before he could even finish his words, Leng Tong gave him a harsh kick from under the table.

Hua Hua abruptly realized his lack of restraint and quickly shut his mouth. He stole a glance at the boss, indeed, his face looked as dark as a stormy city.

Tian Buyu sighed, "This disease is indeed quite brutal."

After a long while, Gu Shaocheng still didn’t speak, his entire figure, surrounded by a shadowy aura, was inwardly churning.

A feeling, as though he wanted to shatter the world, was violently surging in his blood.

Why would the heavens treat his mother this way? The adage "do good, receive good; do evil, receive retribution" was nothing but a fucking lie. His mother, so kind-hearted that she would be heartbroken for half a day when a small animal was hurt, had the heavens shielded her in the end?

Tian Buyu glanced at him, a different concern flashed through his mind.

This disease has a prevalence rate of about 5 in 100,000, approximately 10% of patients have a familial history. The pattern of inheritance can be autosomal dominant or recessive. If Mr.’s mother had this terminal disease, would Mr.....?

He was riddled with this worry, but there were too many people in the room, so he didn’t ask.

Later, when Chenxing was deeply asleep, and everyone else was away, Tian Buyu once again walked into the room and privately asked Gu Shaocheng, "Sir, are you certain your mother has Lou Gehrig’s disease?"

Gu Shaocheng slightly lifted his eyes, "What are you trying to say?"

Tian Buyu paused, "The cause of this disease is still largely unclear, however, research suggests about 10% of patients have a family history."

Keeping his words concise, he was sure the man understood his worry.

As expected, Gu Shaocheng’s eyes darkened a bit, "So it can really be inherited?"

"There is a possibility."

"I don’t have it!" While Gu Shaocheng spoke these words with certainty, his mind made a ’dong’ sound as if he had suddenly realized something. He shook his head in denial, pressing his brow, "Tell me about the symptoms of this disease."

"The disease affects the upper (brain, brainstem, and spinal cord) or lower (cranial nerve nucleus, anterior horn cells of the spinal cord) motor neurons. It usually presents in individuals between 30 to 50 years of age, is characterized by peripheral paralysis in the upper limbs, central paralysis in the lower limbs, and a mixture and symmetrical damage to the upper and lower motor neurons. The affected muscles show signs of atrophy."

"It usually begins with weakness and atrophy in the hand muscles (claw hand) and gradually spreads to the opposite side. However, the onset of the disease is slow and progresses gradually, so apart from occasional weakness in the hand or leg muscles during the initial stages, there are no other functional impairments."

"In the late stages of the disease, bulbar palsy may occur, presenting as atrophy and tremor of the tongue muscles, and cranial nerve damage causing dysarthria, difficulty swallowing, coughing when drinking, and so on. Death is often due to respiratory difficulty, lung infection, and general physical exhaustion."

"The natural course of this disease is about 3 years on average, but in severe cases, death can occur within a year of onset."