Huntington’s disease is a hereditary brain disorder with no current known cure. Over 30,000 people are suffering from Huntington’s disease in the United States alone. The disease causes a deterioration in nerve cells, making it difficult to complete everyday tasks- walking becomes difficult, cognition slows, and the individual becomes completely unable to care for themselves.
HelpCureHD was inspired by Lee Smith, mother of MLB veteran, Joe Smith. Lee was diagnosed with HD in 2012, and passed in 2020, just shy of her 62nd birthday. Joe and his wife, TNT reporter Allie LaForce are fulfilling a promise made to Lee to end Huntington’s disease, one family at at time. To do so, they created HelpCureHD, which provides funding to families in financial need, to have babies free from this awful disease. Their mission to help those suffering from Huntington’s disease has helped over 135 families, with many more to come.
