This October 6th the Garry family will be walking to bring awareness and raise much needed funds to support the CJD Foundation and our dear friend Pete.
What is CJD ?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a very rare variety of degenerative brain disorder. It is aggressive and will kill the patient considerably faster than most other similar disorders. There is no known cure or treatment for the condition, and those that have it only have a limited time to live.
Our Kelsey’s dad Pete, whom we walk in honor of, was taken from his family in only a few short weeks by this horrific disease.
I had never heard of this disease before until I was reminded of a family friend that also died of this disease 30 years ago.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease symptoms resemble those caused by Alzheimer’s disease. The severity of the symptoms of CJD advance far more rapidly than they do with Alzheimer’s, however.
The most common type of CJD is the sporadic type. This means that the disease has appeared from nowhere. Doctors are unable to tell where the condition came from and it appears as though the patient’s brain starts changing for no apparent reason. This makes it especially difficult to prevent people from catching the disease.
Being that this disease is so rare and takes our loved ones so quickly is why we need your support.
Please come out and join us on October 6th at Prospect Park to bring awareness of CJD.
If you can’t join us for the walk please consider donating to this great cause. Every dollar counts!!
Thank you for your generosity from The Garrys and Kelsey families.