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...
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...
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...
Adoption, Article, Family Planning, Infertility, Positive Living
We didn’t have anything ready when we brought our baby home for the first time. Most people have nine months to prepare for their infant’s arrival; we had three days. We walked into our house as new parents, close to midnight, on a warm June evening....
Adoption, Family Planning, Featured, Huntington Disease
It took me a long time before I felt comfortable talking about Huntington Disease and infertility. In January I was interviewed by the Huntington Society of Canada. I am so pleased to tell you that the story of how we came to create our family appears in this months...
Adoption, Featured, Huntington Disease
I was happy to collaborate with the Huntington Society of Canada on this month’s issue of “Strength & Knowledge”. The fact sheet shares different ways of creating a family when you are at risk for Huntington Disease. Figuring out how to have...
