Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease
I was sitting next to my husband in a sterile hospital room. I was so nervous; pools of sweat had already gathered beneath my arms. The genetic counselor, across the table from us, removed a piece of paper from the white envelope in her hand. She knew we were anxious...
Adoption, Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility
It’s been years now but I still remember it, my husband and I sitting on an uncomfortable sofa across from our adoption practitioner at our first home-study interview. I was so nervous I had already begun to sweat. I had a secret and I was terrified of what would...
Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Mental Health, Podcast
Living life as gene positive for Huntington’s disease and means I know what my future holds. I spoke to Kevin Pho about the impacts my diagnosis has on my life, my experience with the medical system, the ways I cope and so much more. You can hear the full...
Adoption, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Podcast, Positive Living
It was a struggle to find anything good in my life after being diagnosed as gene positive for Huntington’s disease and dealing with infertility. Those were the hardest years of my life but I told myself two things – I was not going to let those things ruin...
Adoption, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Uncategorized
My husband and I were just getting home from a run with our friends. As we were walking through the front door my phone started ringing. I kicked off my shoes in a hurry and they landed haphazardly on the floor. My gym bag was still hanging from my shoulder as I...
Adoption, Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living, Uncategorized
I was sitting on the edge of the bed at 9am staring at the hardwood floor. It was almost time to start work, but I couldn’t gather the strength to move. I had no idea how I was going to make it through the next five minutes let alone an entire day. Lifting...
