Today's OneWord: Genetic

They told me that my disease was most likely due to genetics, but that of course did not make it any easier for me to handle it. Slowly but surely, I would lose the ability to walk, talk, write, and even breathe on my own. I would be confined to a wheelchair, given a respirator, and wheeled around almost like I were a vegetable. I was ready to die before the worst symptoms set in. My loved ones, obviously, didn't want me to go just yet.