HD slowly diminishes the affected individual s ability to walk, talk, think, and reason. Eventually the person with HD becomes totally dependent upon others for his or her care. Early symptoms of HD may affect mobility and include depression, mood swings, forgetfulness, clumsiness, involuntary twitching, and lack of coordination. As the disease progresses, concentration and short term memory diminish and involuntary movements of the head, trunk, and limbs increase. Walking, speaking, and swallowing abilities deteriorate.
Death follows from complications such as choking, infection, or heart failure.
Suicide is very common. It is so terribly hard for us to understand why this could happen to such a good person and why God allowed it to happen. It is God s gift to us to give us people to love and to love us. It is also God s right to decide what happens to those people and all of us. We have to believe that He wanted Skip with Him at this time because of Skip s torment and suffering from the disease.