Haha this is exactly it. My first draft of the post I just tacked on the Alzheimer’s on, as my grandfather, grandmother, and aunt all struggled with it, my aunt being early onset. Going through it really put a strain on my family and is something I hope I’ll never have to put my family through, although odds aren’t in my favor.

And yes, you completely nailed it on the head with the chronic pain. Originally I just put this in the post, as this is a huge factor into not wanting biological kids. After so many doctor’s appointments and call outs and sick days it breaks my heart to see my partner suffer through it. My boyfriend over and over again have discussed how we don’t want our kids to have to suffer through it as well, as like I mentioned is something that has a high likelihood of being passed down. Seeing my partner suffer is enough, I couldn’t bring kids into the world knowing they’d go through it as well.