Huntington’s disease has changed so much about our life, especially for my wife, Jill. Her balance isn’t what it used…
Carlos Briceño
Carlos Briceño is a journalist and director of communications who, through the grace of God, has been blessed with a brilliant, beautiful, and courageous wife and daughter. He currently lives in Maryland, about a half hour away from Washington, D.C., with his wife, Jill. In 2018, Jill found out she was gene-positive for Huntington’s disease at the age of 41, while his daughter found out she was gene-positive for HD in 2019 when she was 22. Jill and Carlos write about their day-to-day struggles and triumphs to share their knowledge and to let others know they are not alone. Carlos loves to evangelize, read, play soccer, and pepper his conversations with — according to family members —really bad puns. (For the record, Carlos thinks his puns are really punny and funderful.)
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Articles by Carlos Briceño
Turn on the news, and it’s easy to witness a jet stream of anger swirling around the main headlines in…
My wife, Jill, and I recently visited the retail store Party City to pick out decorations for her mother’s 80th…
It was just a glimpse, really. A few seconds on the road. My wife, Jill, who is gene positive with…
In life with Huntington’s disease (HD), our family’s calendar fills up quickly. There are checkups, follow‑ups, and scans that…
My wife, Jill, who is gene-positive with Huntington’s disease (HD), shared a serious issue she’s been struggling with lately:…
Mothers are often told that, once they have a child, their heart now lives outside their body. For years, that…
The first time my wife, Jill, almost cried in front of me, Huntington’s disease (HD) was…
Last month, I walked into our kitchen to find what looked like a crime scene. Blood drops dotted the counter,…
The other evening, my wife, Jill, and I were watching a YouTube show that explored how people cope with loss.