Singing for a Cure
What a beautiful fall evening for a Bluegrass concert.
The Fourth Annual Huntington’s Disease benefit was held on Saturday October 22, 2016 at the Louisa Senior Citizens Building for residents and families of Lawrence Co. who suffer from the devastating illness of Huntington’s Chorea Disease.
Huntington’s Disease is an inherited one that is a progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrollable movements, emotional problems, and loss of thinking ability (cognition). Adult onset Huntington disease, the most common form of this disorder, usually appears in a person’s thirties or forties and is not curable. Several Lawrence County residents suffer from this horrible condition. The number of local families affected is unknown.
Shona Wilks Smith, the event coordinator, stated, “I wanted to do something for the families and sufferers because when I was going through this with my husband, I thought my husband’s family was the only one.”
“I wanted to do something to help other families know that they were not alone,” she said. Ms Smith lost her husband, Jeffrey Smith, to this debilitating disease six years ago.
A gospel benefit was held in August 2016 now it was time for a Bluegrass night.
Several bluegrass entertainers came to support the event. Hammertown’s David Campbell, Carly Kirk and Lawrence Co.’s own Larry Cordle graced the stage.
The crowd enjoyed homemade food items and participated in raffles all to benefit the organization.
