Join a virtual walk for Huntington’s Disease Society

A Connecticut Virtual Team Hope Walk, hosted by the Connecticut Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, will be held May 17.

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 Huntington’s disease and their families.

A virtual walk is a real walk, but on your terms: You get choose your own course. You can walk in your driveway, neighborhood, in your house and on treadmill.

Sign up now and participate in the virtual walk by raising money and awareness. Virtual walkers who raise $100 or more will be mailed a Team Hope T-shirt after the event. All donations go towards HDSA

According to the statement, 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 percent of cases, juvenile Huntington’s disease affects children and adolescents. JHD usually has a more rapid progression rate than adult onset HD; the earlier the onset, the faster JHD progresses.

To learn more about Huntington’s disease and the work of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, visit www.HDSA.org or call 800-345-HDSA.