Learning to live with Huntington's disease : one family's story

Learning to live with Huntington's disease : one family's story / Sandy Sulaiman.

'This is a moving true story of how people can find the inner strength to rise above it when their world is turned upside down.'. - Richard Branson. Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary illness passed on via a defective gene. There is a fifty per cent chance of inheriting it from...

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Main Author: Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
Subjects:
Sulaiman, Sandy, > 1959- > Health.
Sulaiman, Sandy, > 1959-
Huntington's disease > Biography.
Huntington's disease > Patients > Family relationships.
Families > Health and hygiene.
Coping With Disability.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Health
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease > Patients > Family relationships
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
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Table of Contents:
  • The eye of the storm : Sandy's story
  • The lucky one? : the sister's story
  • Lost and found : the older son's story
  • 'Is everyone alright?' : the younger son's story
  • Eyes wide open : the daughter-in-law's story
  • Mopping the ceiling : the husband's story
  • A cruel inheritance : Brian's story
  • Tips for living with Huntington's disease.

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