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Dorothy McLean

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Dorothy McLean has a degree in Biomedical Science, and studies Creative Writing at Victoria University’s IIML. She lives in Wellington.

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A tale of frozen dreams: ‘One day I’ll tell my children they were grown in a lab’

I always wanted kids. My body had other plans.

By Dorothy McLean | 8th March, 2023

American geneticist Nancy Wexler. Image: Acey Harper/Getty

Huntington’s disease: a 50/50 game of chance

Today is International Rare Disease Day. Dorothy McLean looks at the heartbreaking decision to take the test for Huntington's Chorea, a deadly and debilitating hereditary disease with no known cure.

By Dorothy McLean | 28th February, 2018

The heart that goes on: a Valentine’s Day story

The heart that goes on: a Valentine’s Day story

Two years ago, Dorothy McLean received a call that turned her life upside down. Then, out of tragedy, came hope.

By Dorothy McLean | 14th February, 2018