Living with Horrace

When Lisa was in her third year at university, her father was diagnosed with Huntingtonas disease, a hereditary neurological condition with no known cure. Nearly 12 months later Lisa decided to get tested for the disease and at 22 years old was also diagnosed with the same illness. Lisa describes her journeyafrom the moment that she receives her test results, falling into depression, being hospitalised, and her desperate will to survive. She describes her painful journey through therapy, how her diagnosis effected her relationships, and how she managed to gain back her self-respect and belief in life. Lisa explains the different techniques that she used to deal with depression and to gain acceptance of her illness. She also describes her opinions on different life problems based on her own experience and gives advice on how we can deal with painful events in our own lives.