Newsweek, January 21st, 2008
Byline: David Noonan
There is a natural tendency to be shocked every time we hear that someone is sick. In fact, illness is a constant.
January is a time for lists, for writing down resolutions, plans, hopes and dreams. We look ahead and imagine a better, healthier life for our slimmer, more disciplined selves. But I made a different sort of list this year, a tougher but ultimately (I think) more rewarding inventory. I got the idea for my list a couple of days after Christmas, during a memorial service for an old friend who died of Huntingtonas disease. Huntingtonas is a dreadful afflictio...
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