Table of Contents
1. The Marin Family Secret 11
2. Huntington's Disease 20
3. The Neurologist Visit 30
4. Walking Away 37
5. An Epiphany 43
6. The Biggest Gamble 50
7. Life at Risk 58
8. The Four Marin Siblings 62
9. The Canadian Sister 70
10. Twitches 76
11. The Demons Within 83
12. A Long Way From Home 92
13. A Genetic Marker 104
14. Baby Keith 116
15. Return to Work 124
16. The Accident 131
17. A Neurological Exam 142
18. A Pre-Symptomatic Test for HD 149
19. Marcia's Bravery 156
20. Ways to Lower Anxiety 161
21. A Path of Self-Destruction 168
22. A Cerebral Hemorrhage 172
23. The First Loss 180
24. The M.S. Degree 187
25. Closer Is Better 197
26. Quality of Life 202
27. Anticipatory Grief 212
28. The Wanderlust Aunt 221
29. Watching Their Dance 229
30. Crohn's Disease Speaks Out 239
31. John's Heavenly Gift 249
32. A Father's Love 260
33. An Advance Healthcare Directive 270
34. Accumulated Losses 284
35. A Gift 291
Epilogue 301
Afterword 304
Huntington's Disease Update 306
Acknowledgments 308
About the Author 311
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Watching Their Dance: A Memoir
Non-FictionWould you marry the man you adored if you knew he had a chance of inheriting one of the cruelest diseases on earth? Therese Crutcher is not a risk taker. Through meticulous planning, she eliminates as much uncertainty from her life as she can. Yet d...
