Episode 5: The Genie Question

The HOPES Podcast from Stanford by hopespodcast

Episode notes
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 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Childhood Memories by Scott Holmes, CC BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Sadness Cosmo by Bruno_ph, from https: ...   ...  Read more