Huntington’s Disease

• Huntington’s Disease: a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which there is, at present, no effective treatment or cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to walk, think, talk and reason. Eventually, the person with HD becomes totally dependent upon others for his or her care. Huntington’s Disease profoundly affects the lives of entire families — emotionally, socially and economically.

  There are 30,000 persons in the U.S. currently diagnosed with HD, and each of their siblings and children has a 50 percent chance of developing it. HD is a “family disease,” not just because it is inherited from a parent, but because it profoundly affects the entire family emotionally, socially and financially. There are more than 790,000 people in the U.S. impacted by the disease. HD, like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, takes a person away from their loved ones and the rest of the world long before they die.

  What is HDSA…?
  -The Society is a National, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington’s Disease and their families.

  -To promote and support research and medical efforts to eradicate Huntington’s Disease.

  -To assist people and families affected by Huntington’s Disease to cope with the problems presented by the disease.

  -To educate the public and health professionals about Huntington’s disease.

  For more information, visit www.hdsa.org. For more information on the HDSA Minnesota Chapter, please visit www.hdsa-mn.org

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