This series features essays by Dr. Kenneth Serbin, Professor of History, originally posted on his blog, At Risk for Huntington's Disease."
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.
Blog Posts from 2010
Telling the truth about a disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
When the pain brings a smile, Kenneth P. Serbin
Squeezing in the life, Kenneth P. Serbin
Blog Posts from 2009
Feel the love: a family faces juvenile Huntington’s disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
Smelling the flowers at Thanksgiving, Kenneth P. Serbin
No time for fear, Kenneth P. Serbin
Creating hope, Kenneth P. Serbin
My new profession: HD activist, Kenneth P. Serbin
An experiment and a death, Kenneth P. Serbin
The unending 'thank you', Kenneth P. Serbin
In the midst of the hurricane, Kenneth P. Serbin
Imagining a world without Huntington's, Kenneth P. Serbin
Pondering an exit from the HD closet, Kenneth P. Serbin
Ten years after the test, Kenneth P. Serbin
A new attitude about Huntington’s disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
Great reasons to be a guinea pig, Kenneth P. Serbin
A life-or-death walk into the future, Kenneth P. Serbin
The time is ripe, Kenneth P. Serbin
To flee or to fight, Kenneth P. Serbin
HD: hurtling towards death, Kenneth P. Serbin
A Huntington's warrior lays down his shield, Kenneth P. Serbin
Our economic comeback and the cure industry, Kenneth P. Serbin
A holiday message: hope for the forsaken of Huntington's, Kenneth P. Serbin
In a time of crisis, the best investment of all, Kenneth P. Serbin
Blog Posts from 2008
Disease, denial, and support: the many kinds of family, Kenneth P. Serbin