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Huntington’s Disease: There’s no cure but there’s hope

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Getting a diagnosis can bring up many different emotions. It could be relief after a period of uncertainty, confusion about what it really means – it could be fear, closure, anxiety or, in the best cases, hope. That’s a word that Ellis has tried to focus on since finding out she had Huntington’s Disease four years ago. Despite there currently being no cure, she’s optimistic that’ll change in her lifetime.

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