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...
Article, Family Planning, Infertility, Positive Living
We were on our way to meet some friends at our favorite Italian restaurant downtown. A welcome distraction on a Friday night. I sat in the passenger seat of the car mindlessly staring out the window as we passed by the row of small businesses lining the street. The...
