In-Between Years By Steven Beatty 9781775317807 (Paperback)

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In-Between Years : Library and Archives Canada : 9781775317807 : 1775317803 : 14 Apr 2018 : This book is for those of us going through the "in-between years" the years following our HD genetic testing, but before the symptoms of the illness have begun to take hold. The years when we may struggle with this look into the crystal ball we've been given, for whatever reasons are personal to us. The years when we symptom-hunt and worry about every forgotten purse and each trip and stumble. The years when we watch and care for other Huntington's disease affected loved ones and wonder, how long until it's our turn.----Excerpt from the book: "It's not the result we were hoping for."Those eight little words echoed in my head like a Mack Truck rolling through a tunnel. A Mack Truck in the form of a telephone call from a Genetic Counsellor at my local hospital."What, me?", was my gasped response."Yes," she replied, "I'm sorry."I sat there in total stunned silence and started to think about all the

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