Oklahoma City Team Hope Walk To Support HDSA
The Oklahoma Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Oklahoma City Team Hope Walk at 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Bluff Creek Park. All proceeds support
HDSA's mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington's disease (HD) and their families.
Huntington's disease is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's – simultaneously. Today, there are about 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease.
HDSA was founded in 1967 by Marjorie Guthrie, the wife of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie. Woody died from HD complications when he was only 55 years old, but the Guthrie family legacy lives on at HDSA to this day.
To learn more about Huntington's disease and the Huntington's Disease Society of America, go to www.hdsa.org or call 800-345-HDSA. For more information about the Hope Walk, please contact Jessica Fitzpatrick at jfitzpatrick@hdsanya.org or 605-430-2901. Online registration and donation can be found at hdsa.org/thwokc.