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Life With Huntington's
The Genetics...
Huntington's Disease results from a mutation of a gene called "Huntington." People with this disease have extremely long repeats of the coded instructions CAG (cytosine-adenine-guanine) The lengths of these codes sometimes determines what age your symptoms will develop.
Individuals with 28 or less CAG repeats do not have Huntingtons. Those with 40 or more coded repeats have the disease.
If your parent has/had Huntington's Disease, you have a 50% chance of inheriting it. However, symptoms normally develop after age 40. Many children with parents who have the disease choose not to get tested early on, because knowing that you have the disease can prove to be traumatic.
Once diagonosed, you may live 10-25 years or more.
7 in every 100,000 people worldwide are affected with Huntington's
Huntington's is not fatal, but the symptoms usually shorten life span.
"This may sound callous, but it is so hard to see him incapacitated the way he is, unable to speak, unable to make any controlled movements, just sitting there with his head lolling about as he coughs and sputters.”
Hardships...
People with Huntington's must live with a deteriorating body every day.
At first, their fingers might start trembling. Then their hands might start to shake. They have to live knowing one day they won't be in control of their body at all. Individuals also have to go through losing their memory. Even simple things, like forgetting where you put your wallet, can prove frustruating, right? Now imagine a person with Huntington's, who is just starting to forget who their siblings are.
Living with a person with Huntington's is almost as terrible as having the disease itself. You must watch as your loved one fades away more and more each day, and as the disease gets worse you must bathe, feed, and dress your family member with Huntington's. When you go out, you have to endure the stares of curious little kids and rude adults. You have to arrange for life after they're gone and pay for medical bills while they're alive.
Interesting Facts...
-Huntington's is most prevalent in
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela where every 700 out of 100,00 people is affected
Sources:
-Web Md
-Healthy Home Guide
-Huntington's Treatment
-A Survivor's Guide To Huntington's
-Huntington's Disease Drug Works
-Casey A's Blog
-netdoctor.com
Mutation is located on chromosome 4