Dave and Susie Hodgson are the Co-Chairs for the 6th Annual TEAM HOPE-Walk For A Cure walk-a-thon with the Illinois Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America.  Over the past 5 years, they have helped to raise over $220,000 for research, family care and education.  Huntington's Disease (HD) is a neurological disorder affecting not only the person diagnosed with HD, but their entire family as well.  Over 30,000 people in the United States are currently diagnosed with HD.  Each of their siblings and children have a 50% risk of developing this disease.  HD is a family disease, not just because it is inherited, but because it profoundly affects the entire family emotionally, socially, and financially.

Both Dave and Susie lost their respective spouses to this horrific disease.  Dave has 4 kids who are all at-risk for having inherited the defective gene from their Mom and Susie has 3 kids, the oldest already has tested positive for HD and lives with them.  Susie's second son tested negative, and her youngest was adopted and will never have to worry about HD. 

Won't you please take the time to donate to our Walk?  We ask that you not give 'til it hurts; rather give 'til it feels good!  For more information about HD, please visit http://www.hdsa.org.  For more information about our Walk, visit http://www.HDWalk.org. Please feel free to donate any time up through June 1, 2010.

Thank you for visiting our Personal Fundraising Page. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to make a contribution to our fundraising efforts. Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!