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Georgia Team Hope Walk held to raise awareness, funds for Huntington’s disease
DECATUR, Ga. (CBS46) – Dozens of individuals laced up their strolling sneakers Sunday morning for a superb trigger.
The Huntington’s Illness Society of America’s Georgia Chapter held the Georgia Group Hope Stroll at Mason Mill Park in Decatur.
Metro Atlanta joined greater than 100 different cities throughout the nation to assist elevate consciousness and funds for Huntington’s illness, which is a deadly genetic illness that impacts the nerve cells within the mind.
CBS46 spoke to 1 lady who’s making it her mission to boost consciousness after her husband was identified.
“We didn’t learn about HD till he was genetic examined and it was decided he was constructive with HD. Since then I’ve grow to be very lively in the neighborhood and attempting to unfold the phrase about Huntington’s illness,” mentioned Laurie Travis, president of the Huntington’s Illness Society of America’s Georgia Chapter.
The group says there are about 41,000 symptomatic People and greater than 200,000 liable to inheriting the illness.
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