Books available from the Huntington's Disease Association
HDA special book offer - "Huntington’s disease: the facts"
by Dr Oliver Quarrell, Consultant in Clinical Genetics
- The first “popular” guide to Huntington’s disease.
- Provides information for patients, their families and friends.
- Recognises the importance of the genetic breakthrough in the identification of the responsible gene, and advises on counselling.
- Addresses the important issues that those carrying the gene have to face.
- Concise and accessible, with a minimum of medical jargon.
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Contents
- Facts & figures about Huntington’s disease
- The physical aspects of Huntington’s disease
- Mood changes and emotional aspects
- The genetics of Huntington’s disease
- Genetic counselling
- Changes in the brain
- What causes the nerve cells to die
- Ideas for effective treatment of Huntington’s disease
- Lay organisations (with contact details)
HDA special offer
Published by Oxford University Press, “Huntington’s disease: the facts” is available in the bookshops for £11.99. The Huntington’s Disease Association is selling the book at a discounted price of £10.00 including UK postage.
To order simply telephone 0151 298 3298 or click on the button below, complete and print out the order form and send with an enclosed cheque to the HDA.
"Huntington's and Me - A Guide for Young People"
 Written by Alison Gray - the author of "Genes and Generations" - "Huntington's and Me - A Guide for Young People" is full of information, thoughts, feelings and strategies for coping.
"You have nothing to lose but fear. Fear is a lack of understanding. Get the knowledge. As young people, we need discussion, love, understanding, and most importantly, support ..." Sara
"Huntington's and Me - A Guide for Young People" is published by the Huntington's Disease Association, Wellington, New Zealand and is available from our UK Head Office at the cost of £5.00 including post and package.
To order simply telephone 0151 298 3298 or click on the button below, complete and print out the order form and send with an enclosed cheque to the HDA.
"The Selfish Pigs Guide to Caring"
 A book for the six million people in the UK who provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives or neighbours. Author Hugh Marriott brings into the open everything he wished he'd been told when he first became a carer. The book is thought-provoking, informative and brutally frank - but also funny and moving.
"The Selfish Pigs Guide to Caring" is published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited, Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN.
"The Selfish Pigs Guide to Caring" is also available from our UK Head Office at the cost of £9.95 including post and package.
To order simply telephone 0151 298 3298 or click on the button below, complete and print out the order form and send with an enclosed cheque to the HDA.
"Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease, One Family's Story"
 By Sandy Sulaiman. Published May 2007.
"Learning to Live With Huntington’s Disease: One Family's Story", is available from:
All author royalties from sales of the book will be donated by Sandy to the Huntington's Disease Association.
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