The following poem is from a collection of 41 written by me to try describing Huntington’s Disease (HD).

People with HD may burn as many as 5,000 calories a day without gaining weight. Maintaining a healthy weight is key but can be an uphilll struggle especially when swallowing difficulties and risk of choking is high.

Loading foods with calories by adding cream, butter and high fat produce may sound like a dream to some people but it is harder to keep on the weight than you might think!

The following poem is from a collection of 41 written by me to try describing Huntington’s Disease (HD).

Some of the symptoms of HIV/AIDS incude weight loss; lack of energy; short term memory loss; siezures and lack of coordination and confusion. They happen to be similar to the symptoms of HD.

I’ve heard of at least one gay couple where one of the partners started to show symptoms of HD but he wasn’t aware of his family history. Despite both knowing they were not sleeping around the automatic assumption was HIV and they got tested for it. As you can imagine, before HD was finally diagnosed, there had been a whole layer of issues to be dealt with by them both.

This poem also notes HD affects people regardless of their gender, age, race or sexual orientation.

A tale of a grandfather’s desire to spread his genes.

A look at whether the human race really needs to evolve any more, what is worth passing on, and how it can be done.

If you are worried that your child or you, yourself, may have the swine flu, you may be right. But that is not a diagnosis nor is it a death sentence. There is plenty of data that suggests Swine Flu is everywhere with only the unfortunate few feeling the deadliest affects.

A poets concept of evolution through genes.

This is a letter I sent to President Obama asking him to couple his stem cell bill with a ban on genetic patenting.

About the challenges of raising a child with an unknown father.

Danish blue, standing like uncrafted marble…

Aren’t you amazed by how photoediting irons out the creases, and glams you up like nobody’s business? Here’s one for those who remember the good old days when we were just as we were.