{"product_id":"learning-to-live-with-huntingtons-danny-dourado-9781843104872","title":"Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease: One Family's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary illness passed on via a defective gene. There is a fifty per cent chance of inheriting it from a parent and there is yet no cure. Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease is one family's poignant story of coping with the symptoms, the diagnosis and the effects of HD. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book presents the struggles and strengths of the whole family when one member loses their future to a terminal illness. Told by the sufferer and other significant family members, the individuals describe the burden of watching yourself and others for symptoms of HD, including involuntary movements, depression, clumsiness, weight loss, slurred speech and sometimes violent tendencies. The family recounts the challenge to remain united and describes how they approached issues such as whether or not to be tested for HD, how much information to disclose to relatives, whether to have children or not and guilt if one sibling inherits the illness and one does not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth honest and positive, the author stresses the importance of re-inventing yourself and your present, prioritising relationships and retaining a sense of humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danny Dourado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843104873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843104872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Kingsley Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.58w x 0.36d","brand":"Danny Dourado","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938914795775,"sku":"9781843104872","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00c5082f-62cf-44c8-b78b-bda487ad1795.jpg?v=1681438423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-to-live-with-huntingtons-danny-dourado-9781843104872","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}