A Family Tradition
— Carlos Briceño

The month of August just happens to be when I, my wife, Jill, and her nephew, Jackson, were born. Jill loves birthdays — except hers. This year, I truly understood why. To celebrate,…

Who knew a bucket of gum could make such a big difference in the life of a hospital patient? During the last few years of my father’s life, he had issues with diabetes, something…

I love to write, but staring at a blank screen before my fingers start to press down on the keyboard can be daunting. That’s why I appreciate my wife, Jill, collaborating with me…

Sleep has lately been a great concern for my wife, Jill, and me. After she recently had a meltdown about realizing she’s going to die young — sadly, Jill is gene-positive for…

Because my wife, Jill, and I live less than half an hour away from Washington, D.C., commonly listed as one of the 10 most visited cities in the United States, we like to play…

Recently, a reader of this column posted a comment that touched me. It also reminded me how precarious the caregiving journey can be and how important it is to learn as much as possible…

Twenty minutes. I was leaving work 20 minutes later than planned, which meant I would be late to pick up my wife, Jill, at home. We had dinner plans that evening with friends, and…

Last in a series. Read part one. At the top of the list of why I can’t stand Huntington’s disease (HD) is the fact that my beloved wife, Jill, and daughter,…

First in a two-part series. Something astounding happened recently. My wife, Jill, found someone who knows more about Huntington’s disease (HD) than she does. Because her father was gene-positive for HD,…

Recently, I was discussing the meaning of marriage with a young couple, who told me they heard marriage can be defined three different ways: One is where both people say, “I do.” The second…

Last November, our daughter, Alexus, who is gene-positive for Huntington’s disease (HD), got married to a wonderful man named René. The civil ceremony took place in a restaurant in Boston. It…

In a previous column, I wrote about my wife, Jill, applying for the TSA PreCheck with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As someone who was diagnosed as gene-positive for…