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huntingtons
by: Jill on Fri, Jan 23 2009
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I am 20 years old my grandfather just passed in jan of 09 from huntington and his mother also passed from it. I am debating on whether i should get tested or not. its very hard for me because i have an aunt that has it but my dad is almost 40 and doesn’t show any signs, but i twitch once and a while i am always fidgety. i dont know what i should do.
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  1. Sat, Jan 24 2009
    Thanks for sharing - I know it is hard. My husband's father has Huntington's and has has it for 25 years. My hubbie and I decided to go through with...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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