Dr. Remy Hadley

We learned about Huntington's Disease today and a fictional character from the the TV show House who has that disease.  Dr. Remy Hadley was the client who had Huntington's Disease and she found out that she had it early through genetic testing.  Her mother and her brother also had the disease and her brother even had a medically assisted suicide.  After her diagnosis she is facing different challenges at work.  She has problems with drinking coffee and with coordination and balance.  She is also using some assistive technology that she can dictate her notes to and it will type them, that is something that medical professionals often use.  This disease is fatal and survival after diagnosis anywhere from 10-30 years.  The client usually passes away from secondary complications.  Many people today who have a family history of this disease are able to check and see if they have the disease when they don't present symptoms.  There is controversy with this and it all comes down to a personal choice.