If you had the power to know if you would develop a neurodegenerative disease, would you want to know? How could that choice be impacted by the dynamics of family, finances, and mental health? We talk to a young woman whose family has been impacted by Huntington's Disease and how she and her siblings have dealt with the dilemma of whether or not to get tested.

This episode of the HOPES Podcast is dedicated to Lizzie's father, Arturo (1957-2020.

To learn more about HOPES or Huntington’s Disease, visit hopes.stanford.edu/

Podcast produced by Cat Fergesen

Graphic by Kenneth Ronquillo

Music:

Voicemails courtesy of Lizzie

Drift Mastered by Scott Holmes, CC BY-NC 4.0

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Childhood Memories by Scott Holmes, CC BY-NC 4.0

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Sadness Cosmo by Bruno_ph, from https://freesound.org/s/109409/

Emotional Original Soundtrack by Magmi Soundtracks, from https://freesound.org/s/510752/

Dark Instrumental, Music by Andrey Psyche, from https://freesound.org/s/494905/

Always the Last to Know by Scott Holmes, CC BY 4.0

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Symphony No. 1: I. Hope? by Steve Combs, CC BY 4.0

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Symphony No. 1: IV. Hope by Steve Combs, CC BY 4.0

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A Vital Piece of Music For All Your Soundtrack Needs by Steve Combs, CC BY 4.0

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