The HDSA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter thanks Stanford Medicine, Gold Sponsor for the upcoming Huntington's disease fundraiser at Campbell Park on June 17, 2023.
Please register and help in the fight against this incurable disease here: https://sanfrancisco.hdsa.org/events/2023-team-hope-walk-san-jose-ca
Huntington's Disease Causes, Symptoms and Prevention
What is Huntington's Disease?
Huntington's disease is an inherited neurological disease caused by a single defective gene HTT that causes a progressive breakdown of nerve cells. Huntington's disease destroys the patient's normal abilities and is characterized by gait, thinking and mental disorders. Predominantly, Huntington's signs and symptoms appear in adulthood, such as in the 30s or 50s.
Huntington's disease Symptoms:
Signs and symptoms of Huntington's disease include 3 main areas:
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Literary Novel Portrays Life with Huntington’s Disease
May is #HuntingtonsDisease Awareness Month. Anne Pete’s novel, THE SPEED OF LIFE, brings sensitivity, authenticity and literary grace to the realities of living with HD. #LetsTalkAboutHD #ReadingFostersEmpathy
Reading novels enables us to understand and feel the thoughts and experiences of another person. Fiction, if it is done well, transports the reader to the fictional character’s world and life. Author Malorie Blackman puts it this way, “Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.”
An excellent example of this is Anne Pete’s new novel, The…
NEW // Huntington's Disease Awareness Month by @mnioannou
You may have seen #LetsTalkAboutHD trending on Twitter – but what is HD and why is it trending? Let me first answer that in one sentence – May is Huntington’s Disease (HD) Awareness month, and we’re here to help spread this awareness.
Have you never heard of HD before reading this?
You’re not the only one. I even did not know about the disease until recently becoming good friends with someone…
The HDSA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter thanks Star One Credit Union for being a Platinum sponsor for the upcoming Huntington's disease fundraiser at Campbell Park on June 17, 2023.
Please register and help in the fight against this incurable disease here: https://sanfrancisco.hdsa.org/events/2023-team-hope-walk-san-jose-ca
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