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Frankfort Oh

As most of you know ,I lost my brother on Dec,23 08,to hunting`s chorea,-Huntingtons Chorea is a degenerative brain disease,that is inherited from your parents,witch in this case ,from my mother, you have a 50/50 chance in getting it,Basically your brain degenerates,slowly.At first you have small involuntary jerk movements and some,cordination problems,As the disease progresses,you loose control your motor abilities and have trouble speaking and swallowing.The involuntary muscle movements get worst and you become more impaired in your cognitive abilities.Most patients die within 15 to 20 years of the diagnosis.

My lost started in 1984 loosing my Father june 1984 to cancer ,my aunt july 1984, heart attack- my Mother August 1984, to Huntingtons Chorea.In 1986 lost my uncle and in 1989, lost another uncle,

This was just the begining of a long hard road,In my Family there were 9 children,In 2000( I lost my first brother David ),at the age of 32, in August 26,2000-he had the disease sence the 9th grade.

In 2001,MAY 5TH just 9 months later, I lost my oldest sister Patrica ,AND In Dec 2008, my BROTHER Daniel.
And it`s still not over ,I will probly loose another brother in 2009,my brother Donald ,and a cousin, steve,both still in CARLTON Manor nursing home .
So the disease, has hit every other brother and sister,thats how it works, It, skips every other generation.

I MYSELF suffer from depression,but, I choose, not to let it, get me down ,but to fight back for my siblings,And if your wondering do I have it? not yet ,but -at a 50/50 chance of getting it ,the chance is there until I die.

I`m asking you to help me fight this battle,Research is being done ,but very slowly due to funds ,So In honor of all my brothers and sisters,this is why I`m trying to do something with the remaining time of my life.

1/21/2009 11:26:54 AM