Rosaline Callaghan endured the emotional weight of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) as she watched her father succumb to the disease. Approaching her 50s, she felt the impending burden of a similar fate, leading her to make significant life changes. By selling her home and car, she aimed to embrace life through travel, hoping to avoid regrets about missing experiences due to potential illness. Callaghan's story highlights both the generational impact of hereditary conditions and the human urge to live fully in the face of uncertainty.
When Rosaline Callaghan hit her early 50s, she feared she was a ticking timebomb and it was only a matter of years before she would be struck with a rare and fatal genetic condition that blighted her family.
I sold my house and my car and decided to go travelling. I did not want to regret it if I was confined to bed.
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