Chloe
Chloe works as a children’s occupational therapist in the NHS, but outside of work loves hiking and travelling, connecting the two where possible; the photo is Chloe hiking in Peru to Machu Picchu. Chloe knew her risk of Huntington’s disease from age 19 and at 24 tested gene negative. Whilst on my journey of predictive testing for Huntington’s she received (and continues to receive) incredible support from the Huntington’s Disease Association’s Youth Engagement Service, and so she wants to give something back to the charity to help support other young people going through similar experiences and that led her to being a part of HDYV.
My favourite part of being a member of HDYV on a personal level, is that it’s helped me to meet others in similar circumstances and make friends. I have enjoyed being a part of creating a peer support group to help reduce isolation amongst the young people in the community, having had my own experiences of how lonely being impacted by Huntington's can be - we would love to welcome you to a peer group session or HDYV!