At Risk for Huntington's Disease

HD is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Fighting – and writing – to stay healthy: ten years of 'At Risk for Huntington’s Disease'

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Ten years ago today, I launched this blog to explore the depths of living at risk for Huntington’s disease and to unburden myself of the fe...
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Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Police killing of man with Huntington’s disease spotlights need for affected families to emphasize proactive, dignified approach

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The shooting death of a Philadelphia-area man apparently suffering from Huntington’s disease, which perhaps led him to try to run over poli...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Six cool L.A. ladies ‘bare the truth’ about Huntington’s disease, highlighting an exceptionally creative year for advocacy

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From a pie-in-the-face challenge to documentaries to a plan to light up Chicago in blue, Huntington’s disease activists rose to new creativ...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Sharon’s inspirational journey with CrossFit in the fight against Huntington’s disease

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With her indomitable spirit Sharon Shaffer has not given up the fight against Huntington’s disease, despite a decade of struggling with sym...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Another major supplement, creatine, proven ineffective in the fight against Huntington’s disease

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For the second time in less than three months, a widely taken and long-studied dietary supplement envisioned as a potential treatment for H...
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