Hawk’s-Eye View – a Column by Hawken Miller

Hawken is a recent graduate from the University of Southern California and a young journalist with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He has previously worked for the Washington Post, Sacramento Bee, KTLA 5 News and at USC Annenberg Media. When not writing columns, he’s reporting on rare disease-related news for the publisher of this website, BioNews.

June 22, 2020June 18, 2020

Creativity Allows Me to Surpass Any Physical Limits

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For a long time, I didn’t think journalism was a creative endeavor. I viewed the craft from an analytical perspective. After all, I was just recounting my firsthand experience ... Read more

June 15, 2020June 11, 2020

Duchenne Has Forced Me to Reflect on My Own Mortality

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My parents tried to shield me as long as they could from data that revealed the average life expectancy of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Once I grew ... Read more

June 1, 2020May 28, 2020

What I’ve Learned from Starting a Twitch Channel

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When I started my Twitch channel in February, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I became quite familiar with the video game streaming platform through journalism, and finally worked ... Read more

May 11, 2020May 8, 2020

Living Joyfully Helped Me Overcome Fear, Anger, and Sadness

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Joy is one of the best tools we have to combat the progressive loss of our physical abilities. It’s an emotion that helps us triumph over our negative feelings. ... Read more

April 20, 2020April 30, 2020

How to Best Live with One Another During Quarantine

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COVID-19 has forced families around the world to stay indoors and spend a lot more time together. This will not change for quite a while, especially for those of ... Read more

April 6, 2020April 30, 2020

Self-quarantine Has Leveled the Social Playing Field

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I’ve always sought silver linings, including in this season of social distancing. Many people now exclusively use technology to communicate with family, friends, and co-workers to reduce viral spread. ... Read more

March 16, 2020March 12, 2020

Celebrating My First Year of Writing Columns

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This week, I celebrate my one-year anniversary of writing columns for BioNews Services. A lot has happened in that year: I graduated from college, interned at The Washington Post, ... Read more

March 2, 2020February 27, 2020

Life Isn’t Fair, but I Can Make the Best of It

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If we lived in a fair world, Duchenne muscular dystrophy would not exist. Unfortunately, life isn’t fair, and I was diagnosed with the muscle-wasting disease 18 years ago. Even ... Read more

February 17, 2020February 13, 2020

As Adults with DMD, We Have a Responsibility to Mentor Younger Generations

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Adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) should help younger generations through the difficult parts of growing up with a rare muscular disease. They need someone in a similar situation ... Read more

February 3, 2020January 30, 2020

Developing My Talents Has Helped Me to Thrive

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Life with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is far from predictable. We can’t foresee how our bodies will change. When I turned 18 (I’m 23 now), I didn’t know that five years ... Read more