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An Update From Bob

An Update From Bob

As we start 2023, The Bev Hartig Huntington’s Disease Foundation remains grateful and humbled by your generous support! Over this year, we have seen...

Recap from 2022 Event

Recap from 2022 Event

Oh what a night... On April 30, 2022 we celebrated our 13th annual event, Thirteen and Thriving! Excitedly, many were happy to commence that evening...

Thirteen & Thriving Explained

Thirteen & Thriving Explained

It was Bev's wish to fund Huntington’s Disease research in hopes of finding a cure.  The Bev Hartig Hungtington’s Disease Foundation, the foundation...

An Update on Bev from her Girlfriends

An Update on Bev from her Girlfriends

Several of us have been visiting Bev over the recent weeks and wanted to share our observations with you. First of all, she's such a trooper and...

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What is Huntington’s Disease?

Huntington’s Disease is a degenerative brain disease

that strikes in mid-life, usually between the ages of

30-40. People lose their ability to walk, talk, and even

feed themselves. Even though people may live for

10-20 years with this disease, their quality of life is

taken from them.

Who is Bev Hartig?

In 1998, about one year after getting married, Bev

received a paralyzing phone call that her birth father

had been diagnosed with HD. This meant every

sibling had a 50% chance of inheriting this disease.

She found out that she also carried the gene and

would suffer the same tragic fate.