Dad's mission to break stigma of 'cruel' Huntington's disease after family is plagued by illness

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A dad whose family has been plagued by Huntington’s disease is on a mission to help break the stigma of the “cruel” illness. ‌

Mark Barrett, from Howwood Renfrewshire, lost his dad - a popular Glasgow bookie - his grandfather and uncle to the disease, an inherited faulty gene that damages the brain. ‌

The 38-year-old dad-of-two is in the middle of a gruelling attempt to raise awareness - taking on four half marathons and a triathlon in a matter of weeks - after medics revealed a breakthrough had allowed them to successfully treat the disease for the first time. ‌

Mark, a business owner and actor who has worked alongside stars like Robert Carlyle and James McAvoy, said he wants to help ease the pain of other families after losing dad, Frank, whose Maryhill bett