Inside the O'Briens : [a novel] /
"Joe O'Brien is a seasoned, respected Boston police officer, a devoted husband, and a proud father. He is only forty-three when he begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He attributes these episodes to agin...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster Audio,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: | "Joe O'Brien is a seasoned, respected Boston police officer, a devoted husband, and a proud father. He is only forty-three when he begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He attributes these episodes to aging and to the cumulative physical and psychological stresses of his job, but as his symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist. He is handed a devastating diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease. Huntington's is a lethal, genetic neurodegenerative disease with no effective treatment and no cure. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father's disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching their potential future in their father's escalating symptons, each child struggles with the questions this test imposes on their young adult lives, including his youngest, twenty-one-year old Katie. Does she want to know? What if she's gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing?"--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Subtitle from container. Compact discs. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 9 sound discs (10 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: | 9781442382497 144238249X |