This page includes some links to documents that already existed on this web site or on other web sites and were reprinted in the newsletter. All articles were converted with permission from the editor of the newsletter. The Illinois Chapter of HDSA now has its own Website at: http://www.hdsa-il.org/index.html. Current issues of Hopes & Dreams are located there.

Current issues

• http://www.hdsa-il.org/id2.html

Selected Articles from Back Issues

• 1st Annual TEAM HOPE Walk for a Cure was a HUGE SUCCESS!! (Summer 2005)

• 2nd Annual Jay Peddy Memorial Raffle (Winter 1999)

• The 5 Major Time Wasters by Dr. Jan Yager (Fall 1999)

• 10 Easy Ways to Help an HD Family (Spring 2000)

• 10 Facts About Family Caregivers (Fall 1996)

• 17th Annual HDSA National Convention (Summer 2002)

• 20 Steps to Help Caregivers (Summer 1996)

• 1999 John Hersey High School Graduation Speech by Michael Paul Shay (Fall 1999)

• 1999 National Convention Recap by Tom Caldwell (Fall 1999)

• 2002 Calendar of Events (Winter 2002)\

• 2005 HDSA National Convention Scholarship Application (Winter 2005)

• Advocacy - Keeping Informed & Taking Action (Autumn 2004)

• Annual IHDSA Conference (Fall 2002)

• April Redbook Magazine Features Article on Huntington's Disease (Spring 2002)

• Attention: Huntington's Disease Society of America, Illinois Chapter, Dinner, Theatre and Silent Auction (Fall/Winter 2003)

• Beatitudes for Friends and Family (Summer 1999)

• Beverly Peddy (Summer 2002)

• Board President - Barry Kahn (Fall 2002)

• Brain Bank Information (Spring 2000)

• A Call for Help (Summer 2005)

• Can You Install Love? (Winter 1999)

• Care and Case Management (Autumn 2004)

• Carol Carr (Summer 2002)

• Celebrations of Hope (Summer 2005)

• The Cliff and the Choice (Summer 1999)

• Comings & Goings (Fall 2002)

• Conference Recap (Spring 2000)

• Convention Recap by Dave Hodgson (Fall 2001)

• Coping with Caregiver Grief (Summer 1999)

• Daddy's Little Girl (Summer 1999)

• A Daughter's Feelings by Amber Dawn Carlsen (Fall 2005)

• A Day at the Races (Fall 2002)

• A Day at the Races (Summer 2004)

• A Day at the Races (Summer 2005)

• Devil's Dance Review by Renette Davis (Spring 2000)

• Doctors Slow Huntington's in Mice (Summer 1999)

• Doctors That Make House Calls (Autumn 2004)

• A Dog Named Katie By Julie Sando (Winter 1999)

• Donated Dental Services for the Handicapped (Summer 2004)

• Dr. Steve Clingerman (Spring 2002)

• Exercise and Fitness (Winter 2000)

• First Annual Golf Outing is an Ace! (Fall 2002)

• Focus on Helping Brain to Repair Itself from a Range of Degenerative Diseases (Fall/Winter 2003)

• Free Computer for People with Disabilities (Fall/Winter 2003)

• From the President ... Barry Kahn (Fall 2001)

• A Garden of Hope for HD: Illinois State HD Conference (Winter 1999)

• Gene Therapy May Switch off Huntington's (Fall/Winter 2003)

• General Meeting Recap (Summer 1999)

• Genetic Testing: Perils of Cracking the Code (Spring 1996)

• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters - Review by Renette Davis (Fall 2002)

• Going For the Cure (Annual HD Convention Recap) (Fall & Winter 1996)

• "Good Guy" Proteins Ride in to Save Cells - by Jon Van (Fall 2002)

• Got a Minute ... (Fall 2001)

• A Great Day Had by All at the 'Day at the Races' (Fall 2001)

• Handbook for Mortals: Talking with a Sick Person (Fall 2001)

• HD At-Risk Preparation Checklist By Philip Hardt (Fall/Winter 2003)

• HD Patients' Symptoms Vary (Summer 1996)

• HD Testing Confidentiality (Fall 1999)

• HDSA Bulletin (Winter 2002)

• HDSA Bulletin: Simple Sugar Found to Benefit HD Mice (Summer 2004)

• HDSA IL Chapter 2002 State Convention (Summer 2002)

• HDSA Person of the Year - Phil Hardt (Fall 2001)

• Her Dance (Autumn 2004)

• Hereditary Disease Foundation Scientists Prevent Cell Death in "HD" Fruit Flies (Fall 2002)

• Hints for Writing to Your Legislator (Spring 1996)

• Hole-in-One (Summer 2005)

• The Hunt-Dis Memorial Quilt (Summer 2002)

• Huntington's Disease: A Genetic Disorder by Andrew Maloney (Summer 2002)

• Huntington's Disease Memorial Quilt (Fall 2001)

• Huntington's Family Link Discovered Early (Summer 1996)

• I Can Still Care by Cynthia Logan (Winter 1999)

• I Will Remember For You By Sheri Nemec-Wies (Spring 2000)

• IL Chapter Grateful Farewells (Winter 2002)

• Illinois Chapter Announces National Convention Scholarship Fund (Fall/Winter 2003)

• Illinois Chapter Calendar of Events (Winter 2000)

• The Illinois Chapter of HDSA Youth Group (Autumn 2004)

• Illinois State HD Convention Planned for April of 2000! (Fall 1999)

• In Memory of Tom Caldwell (Summer 2005)

• Laughter is the Best Medicine (Summer 1999)

• Legal Planning for Incapacity (Winter 1999)

• Letter from the President by Barry Kahn (Fall 2002)

• Long Term Care for the HD Patient by Narva, Caring Wife of HD Patient (Fall 1999)

• Looking Beneath the Veil By Jim Pollard (Spring 2000)

• Mapping Fate (Book Review) (Fall 1996)

• Mark Your Calendar (Summer 2005)

• Medicare's Hospice Benefit: Little Known, Little Used (Autumn 2004)

• Meet Your Board Members: Barbara Greer, Past Vice President and Current Board Member (Spring 2000)

• Meet Your Board Members: Maryann Moynihan (Winter 1999)

• Meet Your Board Members: Mollie Simon, Treasurer (Spring 2000)

• Memory of Aunt Mary (Spring 2004)

• A Message from our Prez (Summer 1999)

• A Message from our Prez by Dave Hodgson (Fall 1999)

• Message From the President by Barry Kahn (Fall 2002)

• Message from the President by Barry Kahn (Fall/Winter 2003)

• Message from the President by Barry Kahn (Spring 2004)

• A Mother Missing by Amber Dawn Carlsen (Fall 2005)

• National Convention Recap (Summer 2004)

• Needed: Help with a Study (Winter 1999)

• News from the Upper Midwest Region (Summer 2005)

• Newsletter to Feature New Section Dedicated to Teens and Youngsters (Winter 1999)

• NINDS Neurodegeneration Study (Fall 2002)

• Nite at the Races Recap (Winter 1996)

• Nursing Home Resources (Fall/Winter 2003)

• One Person CAN Make a Difference ... especially if it is Roger Herren of Abingdon, Illinois (Winter 1999)

• Patricia Govas (Winter 2002)

• Pharmacy Perspectives: An Interview with Martha Paula, MEd, PharmD Drug Education Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente (Winter 1999)

• A Physician's Guide to the Management of Huntington's Disease Review by Renette Davis (Winter 1999)

• President's Message (Summer 2004)

• President's Message (Autumn 2004)

• Press Release - Potential Treatment for Huntington's Disease (Fall 1996)

• Protein Clue May Help Fight Huntington's Disease (Summer 2005)

• Quotes to Soothe the Soul (Fall 1999)

• Radical Rethink of Huntington's Disease (Winter 2005)

• Recap of Illinois Convention (Spring 2004)

• Red the Rose, Sharp the Thorn (Book Review) (Winter 1996)

• Research News (Spring 2004)

• A Rousing Success (Summer 2002)

• Sexuality and Huntington's Disease (Fall 1999)

• Smoking (Winter 2000)

• Some Advanced-Stage Medical Issues (Winter 2000)

• Spring Brunch Recap (Summer 1996)

• Stages of Caregiving (Spring 2000)

• Stanford Researchers Gain New Insight into Treatment Options for Huntington Disease (Spring 2002)

• State Conference (Fall/Winter 2003)

• A Story of Encouragement (Summer 1999)

• Study Underway (Winter 1999)

• Suggestions for Managing Behavior of People with HD (Spring 2000)

• Sure Steps to Caregiver Burnout: Words of wisdom from Carmen Leal-Pock's presentation at the HDSA national convention in Rochester, NY, June 1997 (Winter 1999)

• Surfing the Internet (Winter 1996)

• Survivor's Guilt (Summer 1996)

• Team Hope: Walk for a Cure (Winter 2005)

• Testimony in front of Congressional Sub-committee on Genetic Discrimination (Winter 2005)

• Tetrabenazine Receives "Fast Track" Designation from the FDA for Chorea Associated with Huntington's Disease (Autumn 2004)

• Thanks! (Autumn 2004)

• Transplant Drug Aids Huntington's (Summer 2004)

• The Treaty (Fall 1999)

• Trends in HD Genetic Testing (Winter 2000)

• Tricking Huntington's Disease Gene to Shut Off - by Jamie Talan (Fall 2002)

• Understanding Cognitive Changes, Advanced Stage HD (Winter 2000)

• An Unforgettable Evening (Summer 2005)

• University of Wisconsin Finds Protein to Fight Neurological Diseases (Winter 2005)

• Upcoming Fundraising Event (Winter 2000)

• Walking on Life's Fence (Winter 2002)

• Watching By Gayle Kingsbury (Winter 1999)

• We Have No Choice (Summer 1999)

• What Can I Do About Caregiver Stress? (Spring 2004)

• What Huntington's Disease is Like for Me By Deb Baker (Winter 1999)

• What Huntington's Disease is Like for Me By Phil Hardt (Spring 2000)

• When Obstacles Get You Down (Fall 1999)

• Wondering What the Future Holds By Tammy S. Bales (Winter 1999)

• You Never Have to Feel Alone (Summer 2002)

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Created: May 28, 1996
Last updated: Dec. 3, 2010