Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Nearly One Hundred Percent of the Possible Sun




We are having a string of beautiful, unseasonably sunny days, to which I have heard more than one weather man describe as "one hundred percent of the possible sun." I love that phrase! In fact, having been warmed by the constant sun for the last week or so, I can say that it has affected my soul, too, in a very positive way; also as a result of some very wonderful news that we received last week.

On Friday, we were at the neurologist's office, with the same cast of professionals that gave me my cloudy diagnosis nine years ago. We were there to learn the results of my baby brother's DNA test. He is the father of three, and has the love and support of his wife, but it was still a difficult decision for him to be tested. One look at the happy smiles on the faces of the doctors, nurse, and even someone passing in the hall, and we all knew that my brother's results were negative for Huntington's Disease. I've been smiling ever since!

I'd love to illustrate this blog with a photograph of my handsome brother, with his beautiful wife, sitting beside the twin five-year old boy and girl, with their seven year old big sister. But I can't do that, because now my brother will have to put HD on a back-burner, since it won't affect him or his offspring.  He can still participate in fund-raisers, but he doesn't have to worry about being an activist. Of course that's a great blessing, and we thank God for answering our prayers!  But, there's one small part of me that will miss having my brother able to do clinical trials with me.



1 comment:

  1. It was not a good experience, seeing your father whose brilliance had no match, totally became a shadow of himself. His doctors said the disease has no cure, just medications for treatment which had a lot of side effects were administered to him. Early 2018, while on the internet, I bumped into a story in HD, and I read about a cure through herbs with interest.. I researched more to be sure it was not a hoax.  In my quest, I contacted multivitamincare org herbs mentioned in the testimony. I got their herbal medicine for my father.. It's been 3 years and he is perfectly okay and back to his laboratory work even at old age. For your loved ones with Huntington’s Disease HD, take them off English medicine and use multivitamincare org herbal treatment,im referring to anybody suffering from this  Huntington’s Disease HD condition and they have assurance about these treatments.

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