Katie Jackson, President of Help4HD International, Shares her Personal Journey of Loss and Hope

Sep 28, 2020

RMF’s Bernie Siegel talks with Katie Jackson, President of Help4HD International, who details the horrors of the hereditary and fatal neurodegenerative disease known as Huntington’s Disease, from which she lost her husband a year ago. Katie has been an advocate for stem cell research for Huntington’s DIsease for more than fourteen years.

2:08 – Katie’s story and journey to advocacy
4:04 – Challenges of living with Huntington’s Disease
5:53 – The tragedy of juvenile HD
9:00 – Beginnings of the Help4HD International organization
12:00 – Challenges and support during the pandemic
13:01 – Dr. Jan Nolta and the research for a cure
17:06 – MSC’s and molecular treatments for HD