Huntington's Disease Support Group
Huntington's disease (HD), formerly known as Huntington's chorea, is a rare inherited genetic disorder characterized by abnormal body movements called chorea, and a reduction of various mental abilities. The symptoms of Huntington's disease occur gradually over time - there is no sudden loss of abilities and it is hard to determine when symptoms initially occur.
My girlfriend of 4 years whom I love very much was diagnosed with HD and she informed me of this early in our relationship but to be honest , I didnt quite understand the magnitude. Her father passed away last year with this horrible disease. The confusing part to me is that his symtoms were much different than hers. He had slurred speech and became very clumsy but didnt show signs of anger or infidelity. She has shown the same signs but the anger , coldness , hatred and self centered attitude are more than I ever could have imagined. She has always had very fulfilling sexual desire which has always been a very satisfying aspect in our relationship . Unfortunately, a year ago she took it outside of our relationship and treated me horribly while doing so. It took me a while to forgive her and get back what we once had . Even more unfortunate is that it has now happened again and I am struggling to even speak to her much less touch her. She seems to be well for very long periods of time then all of the sudden , drifts off into someone I dont even know. She has medication but refuses to take it because she thinks the doctors are out to get her and poison her. I have personally witnessed multiple personalities , destruction of property even to the point of excessive shopping and spending $ , quitting job, throwing photo albums, jewelry , tv,s and anything she thinks is clutter in the landfill. When she comes out of these moments of not being of sound mind, she cant understand my feelings nor cares. She simply tells me to forget the past . She broke up with me and went through it again and as I write this, wants me back . Also is making sexual advances but I just cant and quite frankly , I dont want to put my sexual health at risk. Looking for someone that has experienced in this for some guidence cause I am seriously confused and the average person with no experience cant help.