Sara Kendrick Poet Rhyme

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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

Steeped In Tradition

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 July 16, 2017 at 9:14 AM hoped to see the ending of this heartfelt poem - well, my friend, maybe it is finished...

M. L. Kiser July 7, 2017 at 8:20 PM Sorry Sara, you've penned your pain well and may you experience a real miracle. Sara Kendrick July 8, 2017 at 4:15 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 July 6, 2017 at 8:51 AM It is so sad, Mrs Sara. All that money spent on medical research. Sara Kendrick July 8, 2017 at 4:13 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 July 5, 2017 at 11:42 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 July 8, 2017 at 4:10 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 July 5, 2017 at 8:20 PM Oh so beautifully written and so sad. I hope that you will continue with writing this. Sara Kendrick July 8, 2017 at 4:07 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 July 5, 2017 at 12:35 PM I hope this is fiction Sara, if not, peace be with you... Sara Kendrick July 8, 2017 at 4:17 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 July 6, 2017 at 11:09 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 July 5, 2017 at 3:37 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 July 5, 2017 at 11:08 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 July 5, 2017 at 6:53 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