| HDSA Rocky Mountain Chapter services
the Rocky Mountain Region including New Mexico, Colorado,
Wyoming, and Utah. The Chapter provides information and assistance
in dealing with Huntington's Disease (HD) related issues for
affected HD individuals, families, caregivers, friends, and
the healthcare community.
HDSA Rocky Mountain Chapter maintains a Helpline staffed
by a professional Social Worker to provide information on
care giving issues, genetic testing information, support group
activities, physical, emotional and psychological symptoms
and suggested courses of action.
The HDSA Center of Excellence is a partnership between The
Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) and the Colorado
Neurological Institute (CNI) designed to provide a regional
hub of comprehensive, state of the art services for individuals
with Huntington's disease (HD) and their families.
While working with the HDSA Center of Excellence at Colorado
Neurological Institute the Social Worker is able to offer
social work support to families and patients who come to the
clinic. Follow up support with these families and patients
is available in terms of emotional support, i.e. short term
individual or family counseling, community resources, and
assistance in accessing services needed.
Gala Gone Wild!
The 10th Annual Huntington's Disease Society
of America Celebration of Hope Gala Distinguished
Leadership Award
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 - Denver,
Colorado
Click
Here for details.
Cure Found for Huntington Disease in Mice Offers
Hope for Treatment in Humans.
VANCOUVER, B.C. June 16, 2006: Researchers at the Child and
Family Research Institute’s Centre for Molecular Medicine
and Therapeutics (CMMT) have provided ground-breaking evidence
for a cure for Huntington’s disease in a mouse offering
hope that this disease can be relieved in humans.
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Here for the full article.
A Celebration of Woody and Marjorie
Guthrie
Help us commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of
HDSA by joining us for our historic first annual music tribute
to Woody and Marjorie Guthrie
2008 National
Convention
Save the Date: 23rd Annual HDSA Convention; June 6th - 8th,
2008; Pittsburgh, PA; Registration information available in
January 2008
Growing a brighter future with Amaryllis
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100% of the net profits will benefit
the Huntington's Disease Society of America's Research,
Care and Educational Programs.
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for more information and to place your order. |
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See
Pictures from
2nd Annual Jazz and Blues Under the Stars
July 10, 2007 |
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