Huntington Disease Society Announces Golf for a Cure on May 12

NEWBURYPORT — The Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s (HDSA) Massachusetts & Rhode Island Chapter will host Golf for a Cure on Monday, May 12 at 10 a.m. at Springfield Country Club in West Springfield.

This golf event represents a local opportunity for members of the Huntington’s disease (HD) community in Massachusetts to come together with friends, family members, neighbors, and the community at large to raise necessary awareness and funds to support HDSA. All proceeds support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease and their families.

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 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. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at risk of inheriting the disease. The symptoms of HD have been described as having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s — simultaneously.

Click here for online registration and donation information. For more information about the event, email Janelle Johnson at janellelynnejohnson@yahoo.com.