Adoption, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living, Uncategorized
I was nestled down into the plush leather sofa with my legs curled up beneath me. My gaze was focused on the tendrils of steam rising from the hot cup of coffee clutched between my hands. I blinked, and despite my best efforts, a few large tears emerged from my eyes,...
Adoption, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living, Uncategorized
When I rolled out of bed that Saturday morning my entire body was aching. A line of bruises ran along my swollen stomach and I felt dizzy for some reason. This must be a weird side effect from the medication, I thought to myself. Even though I only had thirty minutes...
Adoption, Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living
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 myself...
Adoption, Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility
As I walked down the street to get my afternoon coffee one day, it appeared as if everything were normal. Unfortunately, everything was not. I crossed the same streets I normally do, walked past familiar neighborhood shops, and waved to fellow business owners. I...
Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Infertility, Positive Living
I was an emotional mess when I first met Jeff Carroll at a Huntington’s disease conference. My recent gene-positive diagnosis was on my mind. I couldn’t talk about it without crying, and I believed that I would never be happy again. My husband and I were trying to...
Adoption, Article, Infertility
What do these boots have to do with adopting a baby? Before our daughter was born my husband and I spent five days in the mountains trekking under the midnight sun, hoping over ice cold streams, scrambling up large boulders, and stopping to take photographs of tiny...
