Clark Brothers younger age

In appearance of their house looks like Tony and Christine Clark raising two rambunctious 7-year-old boys. Toy railroad and part of the game Monopoly are scattered throughout the house and on the TV screen is constantly flashing cartoons.



But Clark is actually two adult sons who share the interests of the little boys and emotionally behave well. As the hero depicted Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", 39-year-old Matthew and 42-year-old Michael and younger age.



Both were diagnosed with - a terminal form of leukodystrophy, one of the rare genetic disease, which results in the effect on the myelin, or white substance found in cells of the nervous system, the spinal cord and in the brain. It depends on the system white matter signaling throughout the nervous system.





Myelin - a combination of various components, which is why its proper functioning depends entirely on the work of many genes. Thus, abnormalities in one of the genes can lead to the fact that in the formation of the myelin sheaths defect occurs and it can not work properly. As a result of broken and slows down the transmission of nerve impulses, gradually emerging motor system disorders, and intellectual abilities start to wane, in fact, much worse understanding and perception of impulses from the senses. Over time, the symptoms gradually worsen as myelin continues to collapse, that a few years leads to complete mental and physical degradation, and eventually the patient dies.

To date, the only known treatment for the disease - a bone marrow transplant, which resulted in some people suffering from the disease may slow the course of the disease or stop it completely.

Before Clark brothers was diagnosed, they lived an independent life. Michael served in the Royal Air Force, and then became a carpenter. Matthew worked in a factory, and a daughter - a teenager. Tony and Christine, meanwhile, retired and moved from the UK to Spain. Then, in 2007, the year their son, both dramatically ill. They have ceased to respond to calls and messages of their parents, and was later found out the reason. Today, they spend their days while in the care of their parents, just like in the 60s, playing with Mr. Potato Head, competing in the monopoly, and in rare moments of enlightenment, trying to understand why their lives have changed so dramatically.

via factroom.ru