'HD is in my fate and I'm not going to stop until we have a cure, and we're so close.'
Jesse Lis belongs in the spotlight for her courage and selfless work to help others. The Huntington's Disease Society of America recently named Lis their person of the year.
RELATED: How a local woman continues to fight despite a grim prognosis, and the promising research to cure Huntington's DiseaseLife is imitating art; Hollywood has put Huntington's Disease in the spotlight recently with two popular shows.It is also part of the storyline for a new character in season four of Virgin River on Netflix, which was one of the most-streamed shows in July.
As Lis said: They're close to a cure. Until then, she's sticking to the script of putting the spotlight on living, raising research dollars, and helping families connect with resources to cope with the devastating disease and diagnosis.
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