A crowning moment for Huntington’s disease

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A crowning moment for Huntington’s disease
Shelby Lentz is competing for the Miss Michigan title. But since her diagnosis, she’s now competing in a race against time.

 

By Marie Havenga     December 4, 2017

Shelby Lentz will be competing for the Miss Michigan title next summer.

But her goal isn’t to be crowned the most beautiful woman in the state. Her goal is to spread awareness of something that robs her and her family of their dignity.

Beauty may be skin deep, but it’s what lies deeper inside her brain that has her concerned. Terrified, really.

The 20-year-old Kalamazoo resident isn’t worried about applying makeup. She’s worried about her genetic makeup.

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