Sunday, September 16th is the annual Team Hope Walk for Huntington’s Disease at Magnuson Park in Seattle. It is at 7400 Sand Point Way, Seattle. A local family in the Bethel School District is faced with dealing with this disease first hand. Their team in the Walk is the Foreman Fighters.

Here’s a clip from Julie Foreman’s page about the disease and the passion they have in participating to find a cure.You can use that link if you wish to contribute as well.

“Our annual Walk for Huntington’s Disease (HD) is approaching and we’re really hoping you’ll join us this year! We always have a great time and love to share it with as many family and friends as we can. The Walk is at Magnuson Park in Seattle again this year, but starts at the amphitheater at 1:00 pm. You can bring your furry friends and the path is also wheelchair accessible.

For those unaware, Huntington’s Disease is an inherited, progressively degenerative brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, speak and walk. Symptoms include depression, impaired judgment, unsteady gait, involuntary movements, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing.

My husband, Christian, mother-in-law, Kim, and brother-in-law, Sebastian, have all tested positive for this gene which means they will develop these symptoms at some point in their lives. Since they mean the world to me and many, many other people, it is my life mission to stop this disease from ruining their lives.

If you can’t make it to the Walk, please join me in our new TEN TO WIN!! Donate TEN dollars and help us WIN our fight against HD!! Of course, higher amounts will not be turned away. (:

Thanks so much!! We hope to see you there!!

Love,
The Foreman Family”