Huntington’s disease (HD) 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 during their prime working years and has no cure. HD is known as the quintessential family disease because every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 chance of carrying the faulty gene. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease.
Many describe the symptoms of HD as having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – simultaneously.
For more information on Huntington’s disease and also to find support/information: Huntington’s Disease Clinics which are called Centers of Excellence, support group meetings and online support groups, contact info on a HD social worker, HD events in your area, please see: http://hdsa.org
Other Huntington’s disease organizations in the U.S.:
Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) http://hdsa.org
Help4HD International https://help4hd.org/
For kids and young adults HDYO https://www.hdyo.org/ and NYA http://nya.hdsa.org/
Hereditary Disease Foundation http://www.hdfoundation.org/