Erin’s Story – Featured on the U.K. Blog @youmeandhd

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...

The Day I Summoned the Courage to Update My LinkedIn Profile

Article, Huntington Disease, Positive Living

We were settling down in the living room to relax after putting our daughter to bed for the night. I was sitting on the leather sofa with my legs curled up next to me. The setting sun was shining through the front windows, casting a warm glow across a wall filled with...

Not Cancelled: Canadian Kindness in the Face of Covid-19

Adoption, Featured, Positive Living

I am thrilled to let you know that my story “Cupcakes and Crafts are Not Cancelled” was published the book Not Cancelled: Canadian Kindness in the Face of Covid-19. This anthology is full of inspiring stories collected from across Canada during the Covid...

Music Transports Me Back to Those Dark Diagnosis Days

Article, Family Planning, Huntington Disease, Positive Living

My husband and I were driving along a country road with no destination in mind. We needed to escape the city and our lives for the day. We drove past fields of tall, golden grass waving in the breeze, and turned down random roads that we happened upon. We cracked the...

The Special Moments I Keep Noticing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Article, Positive Living

I saw it when I went for a walk with my daughter. It was a cool spring afternoon, a rare day when the sun was actually shining. She was zipping along the sidewalk on her scooter, 10 feet ahead of me. Her pink bike helmet bobbing up and down as she propelled herself...

Saying ‘Yes, Yes!’ to the Power of Words

Article, Huntington Disease, Positive Living

I wasn’t expecting to be brought to tears when I heard motivational speaker Lisa Nichols address a crowd at the Archangel Summit in Toronto last year. Nichols strode onto the catwalk-style stage wearing a long, embroidered dress, her braided hair cascading down...