Creative Expression SectionKTYPJSeptember 23, 2012Welcome to the creative expression section! This is the part of the site where we let our imaginations run wild and showcase some of the creative talents young people impacted by HD have. You’ll find creativity expressed in various forms here, such as pictures, videos, poems, blogs images and even tattoos. If you would like to share some of your own creativity (whatever the format) email it to feedback@hdyo.org or fill in the form below, including links to pictures and videos, and we will put it in this section for others to view.
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Find out more...PoemsKTYPJAugust 20, 2018I don't have the gene but I do have HD!by David McDonagh (2008/2009)I don't have 'the gene' - but I do have HD,
Let me explain and I hope that you'll see.
I tested negative....and that's just how I feel,
The counselling, the nightmares, it's all so unreal, It was in our family but we had no idea,
It came like a bombshell bringing such fear.
I live it and breathe it, it's a part of me,
Wherever I go, whatever I see. HD in your family is as bad as it gets,
The worst kind of illness... you just can't forget.
Your brothers, your sisters, your kids all the same,
Watching each...Find out more...
GraffitiKTYPJOctober 18, 2011 Find out more...
VideosKTYPJSeptember 30, 2015 Find out more...
Gone HuntingKTYPJJanuary 23, 2012Courtney Spangler In spite of everything we love about our parents, there is a part of us that is apprehensive about growing up to be like them. We are reluctant to become heir to their tendencies. Everybody is guilty of this; personally, I have always proclaimed that I would never have my mom’s irritability, hyperactivity, constant mood swings, and inability to actually listen. It was extremely frustrating, especially for a volatile adolescent, and I never really developed patience for these mannerisms. I wanted to avoid them, paint my own way, and be in control of who I was. I just wasn’t...Find out more...
TattoosKTYPJJuly 23, 2014 Find out more...
PicturesKTYPJSeptember 30, 2015 Find out more...
BlogsKTYPJNovember 01, 2012 Natacha's Danish blogMichaela's German blogAngela's blogMelissa’s blog as she goes through the testing processFind out more...