Dan: She has Huntington's Disease?
J.D.: It's a degenerative brain disease. It causes you to lose control of your movement and mental ability. It can also change your personality, like with your mom.
Dan: So, uh, what do we do?
J.D.: Unfortunately, there is no cure. Eventually, it will take her.
Dan: Oh, geez.
J.D.: [v.o.] Sometimes you just have to barrel through, no matter how much it sucks.
J.D.: And Mr. Stonewater, Huntington's is caused by a faulty gene. And since your mother has it, you have a 50/50 chance of having it too. We can test you for it, if you want.
Dan: If we find out that I have it early on, are there any treatment options?
J.D.: Nothing substantial yet. I can only tell you if you have it. I can't even tell when the disease would hit you, if you do have it. Could be in your 70s, like your mom, or...
Dan: Could be sooner.
J.D.: Could be sooner. I am so sorry.