Two weeks before Valentine’s Day, my wife, Jill, approached me with an unexpected request: “Let’s go away for Presidents Day…
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
I recently learned something valuable: Not every item we buy is made to accommodate people with disabilities. This realization came…
As we approach Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28, I find myself reflecting on the journey of my wife, Jill,…
For Valentine’s Day each year, I write my wife, Jill, something romantic. It’s my way of expressing the depth of…
When I met my wife, Jill, I had a different view of healthcare than I do now. Since she learned…
One of the many issues my wife, Jill, faces as she battles Huntington’s disease (HD) is dealing with mental healthcare…
When I first read about a recent study from the University of Iowa, which showed that a common heart drug may slow…
Picture a family tree, its branches stretching toward the sky, vibrant with life, yet bearing the deep scars of an…
To ring in the new year, I wanted to share a fun fact about my wife, Jill: She takes her…
Sometimes our best-laid plans go sideways, and what emerges is better than anything we could’ve orchestrated. That’s what I learned…