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Author Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959-

Title Learning to live with Huntington's disease : one family's story / Sandy Sulaiman
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations
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
Summary '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 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. This book presents the struggles and strengths of the whole family when one member loses their future to a terminal illness. Told by the su
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 176)
Notes English
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Subject Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959- -- Health
SUBJECT Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959-
Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959- fast
Subject Huntington's disease -- Biography
Huntington's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships
Families -- Health and hygiene.
Family Health
Huntington Disease
Coping With Disability.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
Health
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships
Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006034918
ISBN 9781435603059
1435603052
9781846426308
1846426308
9786611105402
6611105409