Ashley Harmon
So my dad was diagnosed when I was just a baby, I was born on May 23, 2002 and he was symptomatic for all of my life unfortunately he passed away when I was 8. So my family kept up with the HD stuff growing up i would go to walks and basketball tournaments to raise awareness. Then my mom started working with Help4HD. When I was in high school I used to do cheer and when I was 17 I started to notice some symptoms of Huntington’s. I was thinking at the time I was being paranoid. So in college I am failing all my classes and I told my mom that I was anxious and I have OCD. She took me to my dad’s psychiatrist to give me some meds. So she ended up having me tested for HD. I tested way below the regular level. So then and there she diagnosed me with JoHD. Since my diagnosis I’ve been trying my best to advocate for myself and others like me who can’t speak for themselves. That’s how I was recognized as the HD/JHD person of the year and I absolutely love my HD family and I have no idea how much they mean to me. My favorite color is black.
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