S2, E3. Huntington’s Disease: Hard choices, pursuing motherhood and seeing the good side

Written By Projects Team

Erin is a Canadian author and public speaker, she tested gene positive for Huntington’s Disease (HD). Shortly after she started suffering from depression, then received more crushing news, she was infertile. Despite those diagnoses she was determined to have a family and live a joyful life.

She is on a mission to positively impact other people’s lives by writing and speaking about genetic disease, depression, and infertility. She shows that it is possible to live a meaningful life even when faced with unexpected obstacles.

She is the author of All Good Things: A Memoir About Genetic Testing, Infertility and One Woman’s Relentless Search for Happiness. Erin is also the founder of Lemonade Press, a publisher focused on empowering people by helping them write and share their own journey’s in inspiring anthologies. Erin lives in Toronto with her husband Daniel and her daughter Emma.

Projects Team
Previous

S2, E4. Huntington’s Disease: The role of the genetic counsellor, helping people to make the choices that are right for them
Next

S2, E2. Poland Syndrome: Surgeons as supporters: ‘much more than just fixing a problem with a scalpel’