What would you do if your muscles could not do what you wanted them to do? Life would become much more difficult, to say the least. Things that we do effortlessly, like eating and walking, would suddenly be momentous tasks. Such is life for people that suffer from Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease is a fatal hereditary disease that causes those affected by it to lose control of their muscles. As the disease progresses, swallowing becomes more and more difficult. Many Huntington’s patients die from choking or from malnutrition associated with being unable to swallow food. Often, severe depression accompanies the … Continue reading →