She was watching Carrie Bickmore's acceptance speech at the Logies when Amy George had an idea.
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"I was sitting watching the awards and I saw Carrie, I saw that she was wearing a beanie and I said to myself 'why can't I do something like that?'"
However, instead of a beanie, Ms George is going to spend every day until December 31 wearing something blue to raise money and awareness for Huntington's.
"I'm just trying to raise money for Huntington Foundation seeing how I tested positive for the gene myself."
Huntington's a degenerative disease that results in brain cell death, leading to symptoms such as involuntary movements and impaired communication.
The 25-year-old from Wellington was 19 when she found out she carried the gene.
"I inherited it from my mother. There was a 50/50 change that I could have it. I was the other 50," Ms George said.
"I did find myself in a black hole for a little while and I was very down and feeling sorry for myself."It was actually my daughter who helped me out. She came up and said 'it's okay, mummy'. I realised, excuse the language, but I realised I had to get the f--k up and get on with my life."Even deciding to take the test was a challenge, Ms George said.
"It was very hard. I was very, very stressed and worried about it, but it was more for my family. I did it for them."
As well as raising her seven-year-old daughter, Ms George is also looking after her twin 12-year-old brothers and she said she didn't want to miss out on them growing up.
Her daughter has the same 50/50 chance that she will have the Huntington's gene, but Ms George said the test can legally be taken until she's 18-years-old.
Ms George said knowing the disease will affect her in the future is not something she chooses to dwell on.
For the past two weeks, she has been using her personal experience to make people aware and has already raised more than $2,500.
"I set a goal for $6,000 and I gave myself six months but I've gotten such a good response already."
Ms George, who works at Hermitage Hill restaurant said it had been a big thing to put herself out there.
She said recently she went up to a table at Hermitage Hill to explain what she was doing.
"The lady gave me a hug and then told me her personal story about how her family friend had Huntington's."
There have also been people on Facebook who have contacted Ms George to thank her because their mother's had Huntington's and were embarrassed by what had happened to them.
To raise awareness Ms George is encouraging businesses to wear blue to work and share a photo.
Her family and friends have already jumped aboard with one friend even dying her hair to show her support.
When she tried the same idea, Ms George said she ended up with green hair for a week.
"I also want to try and have some kind of Q and A night or some kind of information night. There's documentarys and television shows about Huntington's but growing up with a family member, they'd be a lot different," she said.
"I'd just like to get the awareness out, not just for me but for other people who don't have the courage to speak about it."
Donations can be made through Ms George's Go Fund Me page at give.everydayhero.com/au/hope-for-Huntingtons.