A Family Tradition
— Carlos Briceño

I’m a journalist, so my mind always wants to figure out the “why” of things. That means I ask questions about everything. Sometimes I get answers I don’t want to hear. Here’s a recent…

For months, people from across the U.S. have been working hard with members of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s (HDSA) advocacy caucus to convince members of Congress to pass the…

The other day, my wife, Jill, shared some life advice to our 25-year-old nephew, Dylan, who’s living and working in a monastery in Eastern Europe, trying to figure out what he wants to…

Recently, my wife, Jill, and I were talking about a book I was reading. She commented that I don’t just read books, I devour them. As the conversation continued, we started talking about…

As I write this first paragraph, I’m in the living room. My wife, Jill, is on the sofa next to me doing her nails, and my dog, Baby Girl, is several feet away…

Recently, my wife, Jill, who is gene-positive for Huntington’s disease (HD), took a trip to Boston to participate in an observational HD study. She had been looking forward to it in part because…

Tiny moments. Life is full of them. For instance: I was not expecting the phone call. My wife, Jill, always texts me when she wakes up. She never calls. But during a recent…

My wife, Jill, and I selected “A Family Tradition” as the name of this column because of the genetic nature of Huntington’s disease (HD). If someone has the HD gene mutation,…

Second in a series. Read part one. As my wife, Jill, experiences Huntington’s disease (HD) progression, we must prepare for all aspects of her care. Recently, she wanted to start thinking…

First in a series. My wife, Jill, who was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (HD) in 2018, doesn’t like to think about what’s in store for her. She knows her illness will…

One of the supervillains from my childhood was Mr. Freeze, who was featured in DC Comics and the 1960s “Batman” television series. For years, I associated the word “freeze” with negative connotations…

Thinking about death isn’t pleasant, and neither is talking about it. But my wife, Jill, who is gene-positive for Huntington’s disease (HD), asked me to write about the topic. In particular, she…