The following poem is from a collection of 41 written by me to try describing Huntington’s Disease (HD).
In this poem I’ve again approached the subject of the juvenile strain of the illness (JHD). Although rare, HD does affect children. Without the recognition of HD, even in their own familes, who knows how many Melindas there are out there?
The Teacher
He picks up the work book, takes his pen;
Melinda’s got that wrong again.
“It’s such a shame”, pops into his head;
Once ‘Top of Class’ she’s last instead.
The change in her, it’s hard to place,
Not just her work, but in her face.
She used to be a happy child,
Now face is twitching, although mild.
He’ll ask her parents to come in;
He thinks he’s heard her father’s sick?
He overheard girls teasing Mel,
By putting on a nervous tic.
He’ll do some searching later on;
Could something be hereditary?
He’s stunned at where his search has gone;
He’s found the cause, it’s JHD!
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