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Grown Up’s Read Things They Wrote as Kids Podcast

Grown Up’s Read Things They Wrote as Kids Podcast

Huntington Disease, Podcast, Positive Living

To listen to my performance on the Grown Up’s Read Things They Wrote as Kids, episode 227, click HERE
How I Reclaimed My Life by Performing Onstage

How I Reclaimed My Life by Performing Onstage

Article, Huntington Disease, Positive Living

I was standing backstage in a dimly lit holding area sectioned off from the audience by a heavy velvet curtain. I took a deep breath, trying to stop the trembling that was making its way through my body. Dan, the event organizer, caught my eye mid-breath and gave me...
Thanks to My Dad’s Ideal Retired Life, I’m Less Afraid of My Future

Thanks to My Dad’s Ideal Retired Life, I’m Less Afraid of My Future

Article, Huntington Disease, Positive Living

Every time we visit my dad, we go for a walk on the beach. On a recent cool September afternoon, the four of us wandered along the water’s edge, poking at rocks and admiring the ripples in the sand. My dad was wearing his green fleece jacket, jeans, and a pair...
Thank You, Michael J Fox

Thank You, Michael J Fox

Article, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living

We were standing in a line up that was hundreds of people long waiting to meet Michael J Fox, one of the stars of the “Back to the Future” trilogy of movies.  All around us were adults dressed up like their favorite comic and movie characters. Having...
There Are Many Ways to Be Brave

There Are Many Ways to Be Brave

Adoption, Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living

I was alone in my flower shop, surrounded by a rainbow of fresh flowers and bright orange walls. The warm summer sun filtered through the floor-to-ceiling window. Despite the beauty of my surroundings, my mind was at the bottom of a deep, black pit, and I was...
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