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...Barbara Brandt, educator and author of a book titled Whole Life Economics, said the theme of the forum, which she moderated, was "What makes a good community...
...Cambridge is supposed to be cuttingedge.... I was surprised that I didn't hear anyone talking about the need for sustainable development," said Brandt, who said that "$5-an-hour jobs with no benefits" cannot be the means of reinvigorating business in Central Square...
...team's newest findings are among the most unexpected. Often people who seek out the test say they are trying to decide whether to have children. Yet there have been 10 births among the 63 who tested positive. "Part of it is life affirming," says Brandt. "They say having children gives a sense of normalcy to their lives." As for their children's health prospects, he says, "they're confident of a cure." The data also show 10 new marriages among those who found they have the gene. The spouse is often the person who served as confidant during...
Such tales of human resilience sustain Brandt as he watches some of the program's participants progress from risk to clinical manifestation to full-blown illness to death. "You can't help being impressed by the human drama of it," he says. Indeed, the sharing of stories, both happy and dire, is often his best tool for compelling people to weigh seriously the pros and cons of testing. "Most people," he says, "resonate more to the stories than to the psychological tests and statistical results...
...clients resonate to Brandt. "He gave me perspective," says Ruth. Before testing, she was afraid that she would become "mean" like her mother. "He said to me, 'Your mother's personality is very different, so if you think the manifestations will be the same for you, you're wrong.' I'll never forget that." The most moving testimony, though, came from John, a married man who deeply desired a child but feared passing on the Huntington's gene. In a recent letter to Brandt's team, John thanked them for providing the "strength and courage" to take the test, which...