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1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 176). |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959- -- Health.
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Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959- |
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Health. |
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Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959- |
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Huntington's disease -- Biography.
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Huntington's disease. |
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Huntington's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
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Huntington's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sulaiman, Sandy, 1959- Learning to live with Huntington's disease. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007 9781843104872 1843104873 (DLC) 2006034918 (OCoLC)74525122 |
| ISBN |
9781435603059 (electronic book) |
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1435603052 (electronic book) |
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1846426308 |
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9781846426308 |
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1281105406 |
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9781281105400 |
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9781843104872 (pb) |
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1843104873 (pb) |
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