Grown-Up Pains

by | Nov 30, 2017 | Podcasts | 0 comments

 When her mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, 29-year-old writer Melissa Bilchik had to decide whether she too should be tested: there was a 50/50 chance Melissa was carrying the gene for this progressive brain disease.  In today’s show, Melissa talks...

Episode 94: Grown-Up Pains

by | Apr 27, 2017 | Podcasts | 0 comments

 When her mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, 29-year-old writer Melissa Bilchik had to decide whether she too should be tested; there was a 50/50 chance she was carrying the fatal gene.  In today’s show, Melissa talks about the events leading up to her...