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karin_sj

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8. This is such great news

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:13 AM

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The mother of one of my close friends in high school had it, although I didn't know it at the time. I just remember her being very volatile and scary. You never knew when she was going to get angry about something. My friend had two sisters and three brothers. She died in her early 50s from Huntington's and her two sisters also died from it. I'm so glad that they are making progress in treating this horrific disease.

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Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, doctors tell BBC [View all] Swede Wednesday OP

This a very terrifying disease.... FarPoint Wednesday #1

It's been 50 years Dear_Prudence Wednesday #2

This is spectacular SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #3

Wow. That's a miracle. Science is a miracle. Scrivener7 Wednesday #4

Don't tell RFK Jr. lame54 Wednesday #5

Wow peggysue2 Wednesday #6

That's great and all but TlalocW Wednesday #7

This is such great news karin_sj Wednesday #8

UK healthcare: We've created a way to treat Huntington's disease / US healthcare: We've created a new medical bill ck4829 Wednesday #9

How long before we start to see on our hospital bills Aristus Wednesday #17

Healthcare is free in the UK. ShazzieB Wednesday #18

This is amazing dflprincess Wednesday #10

Advances don't come from deportations or denying student visas. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #11

good . AllaN01Bear Wednesday #12

Fantastic news! Martin68 Wednesday #13

Way cool! liberalla Wednesday #14

This made me cry. We recently lost a dear patient with Huntingtons. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #15

That's the one Woody Guthrie died of. ananda Wednesday #16

K&R ReRe Wednesday #19

I have a cousin who is in an advanced stage of this disease . . . markpkessinger Wednesday #20

Along with the obvious help for patients with Huntingtons disease. Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #21