Hudson Valley Team Hope walk

Hudson Valley Team Hope Walk
Hosted by the Northeast Region of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA)
WHAT
Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and communities walk together each year to support HDSA’s fight to improve the lives of people affected by HD and their families.
WHO
Contact: Virginia Goolkasian
Phone: 978-905-5588
Email Address: vgoolkasian@hdsa.org
WHERE
Walkway Over The Hudson
87 Haviland Road
Highland, NY 12528
WHEN
Sunday, October 24th @ 9:00 AM (ET)
EVENT INFO
All donations go towards HDSA
For more information: Visit here

Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person’s physical and mental abilities usually during their prime working years and has no cure. Every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the faulty gene that causes Huntington’s disease. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease. In less than 10% of cases, juvenile Huntington’s disease (JHD) affects children & adolescents. JHD usually has a more rapid progression rate than adult onset HD; the earlier the onset, the faster JHD progresses. HD is described as having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases – simultaneously. HD is characterized by a triad of symptoms, including progressive motor dysfunction, behavioral disturbance and cognitive decline.