BLOOD

I saw my neurologist last week. We've known for years that my ataxia is caused by a mutated gene in my genetic code, or DNA. DNA is made of RNA. (DNA is the double helix you learned about, and probably diagrammed, in high school.) My mutated RNA (#32, to be exact) is overgrown and splits apart. The problem is that when the splitting occurs, toxins are released in my blood. The more splitting, the more toxins. So, the prestigious medical research university here in CA has 2 vials of my blood, complete with DNA and RNA, as does a research lab at a Florida university. Exciting things are happening!