Some 360 women gathered at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow to be inspired by three amazing speakers, enjoy a delicious lunch and raise much needed funds for the charity. With the theme ‘Against All Odds’ the guests understood how to succeed despite many barriers.
Sarah Winckless MBE recounted how she lived with a mother with Huntington’s and all its trials and tribulations. In a very inspiring and emotional speech she spoke of how Huntington’s affects whole families but ‘Against All Odds’ she became an Olympic rower.
Dame Katherine Grainger DBE was truly inspirational with her account of rising to the top of her sport and beyond having just been appointed the first female Chair of the British Olympic Association.
And the third speaker Sarah Davidson CB, Chief Exec of Carnegie UK, gave an equally inspirational account of her career, which Against All Odds and negative press, involved getting the Scottish Parliament building to completion.
Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in Scotland exclusively dedicated to providing personalized, expert support needed for people living with Huntington’s disease—a genetic condition caused by an inherited faulty gene that gradually damages the brain.
People with Huntington’s can lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink and care for themselves. The dreadful toll on families is compounded further still because the disease is passed down from one generation to the next – anyone with a parent who has Huntington’s has a 50% risk of inheriting it too.
There is – at present – no way to slow or stop the progression of Huntington’s disease.
Funds raised for Scottish Huntington’s Association will help to make sure that families in your communities are supported by the specialist services they need. Scottish Huntington’s Association is here for people with the disease, their loved ones and carers, and children and young people, including young carers, and those at risk of developing Huntington’s.
