The Huntington's Disease Scholarship Fund (formerly the Hunt-Dis Scholarship Fund, still HDSF) is for ANY member of one of the online HD support groups....
but there are still people in there at the moment! It was great meeting new friends and catching up with old ones again tonight.... thanks for joining me. ...
Japanese team succeeds in stem cell therapy on monkeys with Parkinson's ~ report on Yahoo News today. TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese researchers said they had...
I am married to a man who has huntingtons and is in FULL DENIEL...thinks we are all CRAZY and he is fine....He is in the ANGRY mode.. I need help trying to...
Welcome to the group Beth – it looks as if you need all the support you can get to deal with the situation you describe. You asked for someone to give you...
I can't attend the chat tonight as I should be in bed now as the alarm is due to go off in 4.5 hours! I do hope others will be there to support each other. I...
I went to the chat room tonight and I met a wonderful woman that goes by the name justlinda_03...She gave me some very good things that I should be doing which...
Beth, You have received some good information. There is not a lot that I can add, except to maybe emphasize what Sue said in her post. It is virtually ...
Dear Beth, I'm so glad you found someone to help you in the chat room on Tuesday and that we managed to chat briefly on Yahoo Messenger yesterday. As I said, I...
Beth, You may want to contact your local office of social services as well. Also, many communties have counselling services sposored by churches and synagouges...
I am reposting a message that I sent out a few weeks ago. I received a number of responses, most with permission to use pictures that Jean and I have in our...
3 members have joined the group since my return as moderator whom I would like to welcome. They are: alohakamomilt (Kellie), bitchinbabe03_08 (Beth), and...
Thanx much for your warm reception Sue. As we have not met here's just a small bit of info on me. I am a 52yo male who has a 76yo mother with "undiagnosed" HD...
There are 113 "bouncing members" of the group at the moment and I'd like to try and reduce this number significantly to get a true picture of the number of...
Thanks for supplying the information ~ it is very helpful when members give a brief description of their situation as it helps us understand you better and...
Thanks to everyone who joined in tonight and shared their experiences to support each other. As usual, the technical problems didn't help but we conquered them...
Hi, Last February I started having symptoms. I don't know if I have it and know very little about my family history. As far as I know of that, i know I had 2...
I am 38 and my father died when he was 56. If he showed signs of HD I was not aware of it. He did walk a little funny like he would lose his balance or...
Hi Daryl and welcome to the group! I am sorry you need to be here but glad you found us. You said you have had blood drawn to test for the HD gene – do you...
Elo Daryl,I'm wendy a postive tester of 8yrs,at present i am non symptomatic,that would be the box i'd have to tick if there was one lol.I'm a single mum of...
Has anyone here experienced firsthand any mood swings, behavioral, and/or personalty changes in their affected loved ones? .....My 76yo mother is going thru...
Hi, What you describe fits in quite well with my wife's behaviours. The only thing she has in addition, which is I think almost universal in pHD's, is an...
Mood swings are certainly a part of HD life. My ex husband could swing from really happy to really P*ssed off within an hour...usually with no apparent...
I believe the vast majority here will have experienced mood swings, behavioural and/or personality changes in their symptomatic loved ones very similar to...
Those of you who look at the "What's New" section on the Home Page may have been fooled into thinking I have posted 59 new links today. In fact I've deleted...
I shall not be in the chat room at the scheduled time as I'll be asleep but will pop in when I'm awake to see if there are any stragglers still there! ...