The Guardian journalist Josh Halliday talks about Huntington’s disease, the impact the rare inherited condition has had on his family and the hope there may now be a treatmentFor years, the Guardian north of England editor, Josh Halliday, had a secret, unknown even to his friends: that for more than a decade, his father had been suffering from a devastating neurodegenerative disease; and that Halliday feared he had it too.Huntington’s disease is a rare and cruel genetic condition. It can rob people of their voice, their mobility and even their personality. And worse than that, their children are faced with the possibility that one day they could develop the disease as well. Continue reading...