James Valvano was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2009. Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary, degenerative, and terminal brain disease for which there is no current treatment or cure. Huntington's does not skip generations. This disease slowly diminishes the affected individual's ability to walk, talk, and reason. In time, the person with HD relies completely upon others for their personal care. HD affects the lives of entire families - emotionally, psychologically, socially, and economically. HD affects males, females, and knows no ethnic and racial boundaries. Many of us within...
James Valvano was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2009. Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary, degenerative, and terminal brain disease for...