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Is it Huntington’s ?
by: Tonya on Wed, Jan 21 2009
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My name is Tonya, I am a mother of 3 little girls, I have a husband and I am a full time nurse. My husband’s family has Huntington’s disease. His dad has it and his grandfather died with it. Also, a couple of his aunts and uncles have it. My husband is bi-polar which I know is a sign but his sister whom is bi-polar also has tested negative for Huntington’s. So, does he have it?

I don’t know, he hasn’t been tested. It’s scarry to think about what we suspect may actually be true. On top of the mood swings, I am scarred from his infadelity twelve years ago and his recent run in with adult porn. Some may say~why haven’t you left him yet?~Well, we have three wonderful little ones, we have been married for 14 years, and I do think there is some love left yet, plus he is a great father. The emotional roller coaster is getting really hard lately. So…what are your thoughts, what do I do now?


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  1. Thu, Jan 22 2009
    Tonya, I too am a nurse and the mother of two, wonderful young boys, who I am currently raising as a single mom. I found out that their father has Hu...Read

January 2009

  • huntingtons - by Jill - (Fri, Jan 23 2009)
    I am 20 years old my grandfather just passed in jan of 09 from huntington and his mother also passed from it. [more..]
  • Is it Huntington’s ? - by Tonya - (Wed, Jan 21 2009)
    My name is Tonya, I am a mother of 3 little girls, I have a husband and I am a full time nurse. My husband’s family has Huntington’s disease. [more..]
  • Denial - by Lois - (Mon, Jan 19 2009)
    My husband has Huntington’s Disease. His father passed away with it in 1998. He refuses to take any medication and believes that all his problems are caused by me. [more..]

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