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Huntington's Disease Society of America-
Illinois Chapter
5th Annual Event:
SUNDAY MAY 17, 2009
We walk, rain or shine!
Registration starts @ 9 AM
Walk Begins @ 10:00 AM
at Danada Forest Preserve
Wheaton, Illinois
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What is Huntington's Disease?
The young person pictured above is balanced on a fence, much like a person at risk for HD balances life on a tightrope. A
person at risk for HD has a 50-50 chance of inheriting the defective HD gene and losing his/her footing on the genetic tightrope
of HD.
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a neurological disorder not only affecting the person diagnosed with HD, but their entire family
as well. Over 30,000 people in the United States are currently diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and each of their siblings
and children have a 50% risk of developing this disease. HD is a family disease, not just because it is inherited, but because
it profoundly affects the entire family emotionally, socially and financially.
If you need more information about Huntington's
Disease and/or services available to you, please contact: The Illinois Chapter of HDSA at 630-443-9876.
For more information about the Walk Please contact Dave Hodgson, Walk Co-Chairman
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