Champions for HD Podcast
Champions for HD is a nonprofit that fights to aid families and cure Huntington's Disease one family and one voice at a time. Our vision is to fight HD by contributing funds to local research while aiding HD families in need. This podcast will bring you stories from champions within the HD community as well as updates from the professionals in the field. This is a safe place to share freely and support one another. No one fights Huntington's Disease alone.
Champions for HD Podcast
Are there any benefits to testing for Huntington's Disease?
**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution.
Today we are deep diving into potential benefits of getting tested for Huntington's Disease. This question was left as a comment on our social media post today and it gave me the idea to come on here and talk about what benefits I have found about testing myself. This is personal, please do make sure to seek help from a professional as well. Your genetic counselor and therapist are key resources to lean on before you go through the test results.
Thank you to the woman who left the comment on our post. You inspired this episode! I hope you find this helpful.
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