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Woody Gutherie is one famous person who died from Huntington's Disease..

We are familiar with him because he was a musician and singer..He wrote the

song "This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land"...

Awareness of the illness may lead to research and a cure or at least a treatment.

At present there is nothing to treat or cure the illness. It is a death sentence of long, slow

painful death..Many suicides happen when the person knows they have it or think

they are coming down with it..Sara

Couples marry; it's tradition Since the beginning of time Our children would do the same While in their youthful prime Handsome, intelligent, employed Would be their choicest beaus No ills would befall a safe home Established in love that grows Into a heart entered a love A beau with mutant genes Carrier of Huntington's Disease that stole all esteem As tradition would have it happen A child would come their way Innocent was the baby boy That in the cradle lay As great grandparents cuddled him Never did they expect Such a fate would entangle, hold; And people would reject Thirteen innocent years God granted Then his joy was taken away He knew that he was a defect Hope disappeared to stay At age thirteen when Cody's dad was diagnosed with HD then Cody knew he could come down with the illness..He was tested at 18 and he had the gene..He now at 29 has the early stages of the disease..Longevity expected 10 years..God could intervene our only hope at this time.. Unfinished..Don't know exactly how to go forward yet

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Jack Horne

Date: 7/16/2017 9:14:00 AM

hoped to see the ending of this heartfelt poem - well, my friend, maybe it is finished...

M. L. Kiser

Date: 7/7/2017 8:20:00 PM

Sorry Sara, you've penned your pain well and may you experience a real miracle.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/8/2017 4:15:00 PM

M.L., Thanks for dropping by, reading and taking time to comment on my work..I appreciate the time spent here..I feel a lot of pain which comes and goes but I really have no idea of the agony that my grandson must experience at least some thoughts of it everyday..Sara

Daniel Turner

Date: 7/6/2017 8:51:00 AM

It is so sad, Mrs Sara. All that money spent on medical research.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/8/2017 4:13:00 PM

Daniel, As people around the world look for treatments and cures for Autism, Alzheimer's Disease and other mental disease they might just stumble upon something that will treat HD..Thanks for stopping by and taking time to read and comment..Sara

Joanna Daniel

Date: 7/5/2017 11:42:00 PM

Oh, so many unknown diseases take away prime life, very sad write, Sara, hope you'll be able to finish this poem:)

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/8/2017 4:10:00 PM

Jo, Yes, there are very many rare illnesses like Huntington's Disease. By writing this I am hoping to make people area of this illness..Since it is inherited there is not very much talk about it..It is a very horrible disease in that the person who has it goes down hill and dies usually from choking to death or aspiration pneumonia because they get where they can't swallow even their own spit..Sara

Heidi Sands

Date: 7/5/2017 8:20:00 PM

Oh so beautifully written and so sad. I hope that you will continue with writing this.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/8/2017 4:07:00 PM

Heidi Sands, I have finished my work Steeped In Tradition..Thank you for reading and taking time to comment on my work..Sara

Charlie Smith

Date: 7/5/2017 12:35:00 PM

I hope this is fiction Sara, if not, peace be with you...

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/8/2017 4:17:00 PM

Charlie, The only thing that is available now for families that HD is involved is that fact that they have a test now that they can preform that tells if the person has the gene or not..If one has the gene then they can pass it on to their children so that gives them options about what to do about having offsprings..Sara

Charlie Smith
Date: 7/6/2017 11:09:00 PM

Woody Guthrie fought what he thought was injustice until the desease cut him down at a relatively. Young age. He was Bob Dylan's mentor and idol.the tag on his guitar said "this macHine kills fasciasts". A poet, traveling from cause to cause. Pete Seager kind of carried on his tradition, after Woody passed. He left a free spirit legacy that lives in a lot of poets hearts, or it should. He accomplished a lot even after his diagnosis. Treatment I'm sure have improved sense those days, never give up the good fight. God speed...

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/5/2017 3:37:00 PM

Charlie, This isn't fiction..One of our daughters married a man who this illness was in his family but we did not know what it was..The son-in-law came down with it at age 38..Our grandson has been tested for it and has the gene and now the illness..Our grandson has not married nor produced any children so it stops with him in his daddy's line anyway..Sara

Chris Green

Date: 7/5/2017 11:08:00 AM

Sadly beautiful Sara. here's hoping it falls before the right eyes. I am sure however you choose to finish this poem it will be wonderful and powerful.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/5/2017 6:53:00 PM

Chris, Thanks for dropping by, reading and taking time to comment on my work..I appreciate your presence here..I am still thinking about how to go with the next stanza..Sara