HDA Shop: Books available from the HDA

Huntington's Disease: The Facts

Updated for 2008. Written 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.

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 and package.

Hurry Up and Wait! A Cognitive Care Companion -
Huntington's Disease in the Middle and More Advanced Years

Published 2008. Written by Jimmy Pollard

"Hurry Up and Wait!" is available to order directly from the website http://www.lulu.com/content/2517713 for £9.67.

Alternatively, it can be ordered from our UK Head Office at the cost of £12.50 including UK post and package.

Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease, One Family's Story

Written by Sandy Sulaiman

All author royalties from sales of the book will be donated by Sandy to the Huntington's Disease Association.

"Learning to Live With Huntington's Disease: One Family's Story", is available from:

• all good bookshops
• www.amazon.co.uk
• our Head Office at the cost of £13.99 including UK postage and package.

The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring

Written by Hugh Marriott

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 Pig's Guide to Caring" is published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited, Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN.

This book is also available from our UK Head Office at the cost of £9.95 including UK postage and package.

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 UK postage and package.

Huntington's Disease - A Nursing Guide

Written by Steve Smith

Published by Fern House and is available from our UK Head Office at the cost of £5.00 including UK postage and package.