Good Samaritan Society-Specialty Care Community

  • You’ve Helped Raise…
  • $
  • 0
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 8
Donate

$10

$20

$ Other

Huntington's Hope Blog

by Sharon St. Mary

We want to keep you up-to-date on the happenings at the Good Samaritan Society-Specialty Care Community. In upcoming blog posts, you'll hear the latest from our team and others who make Huntington's Hope possible—the physicians, researchers, and Good Samaritans like you. You'll also share in the daily trials and triumphs of people with Huntington's disease and their families.

Why a Huntington’s Disease Scholarship Campaign?
June 14, 2013 | 1 comments
_
The Huntington’s Hope Scholarship Campaign was created to raise money for post-secondary education scholarships for children of parents with Huntington’s disease. Because Huntington's disease affects younger people, it has family-wide financial implications, often impacting the ability of children to pursue their dreams. Huntington’s Hope wants to raise $1 million in 2013 for children of patients with Huntington’s disease. One hundred percent of... (more...)
A Snoezelen Room Helps Manage Huntington’s Disease
May 21, 2013 | 0 comments
_
by Sharon St. Mary, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Society – Specialty Care Community At the new Good Samaritan Society -- Specialty Care Community in Robbinsdale, Minn., there is a Snoezelen® therapy room designed to help individuals manage Huntington’s disease behavioral or pain side effects. But what is a Snoezelen room?? (more...)
What a Difference a Dog Makes
May 14, 2013 | 0 comments
By Rob Dalton, guest blogger  I had never met anyone with Huntington’s disease, so I was a little anxious walking through the doors of the Good Samaritan’s Society Specialty Care Community in Robbinsdale, Minn. My mission was to meet residents Donna and Krystal, both amazing young women who were caught in the grip of this debilitating disease. I was creating a brochure and video for Huntington’s Hope, a non-profit organization that awards scholarships to children of... (more...)
Huntington’s Disease Genetics
May 8, 2013 | 0 comments
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the gene that causes Huntington’s disease. Today, Huntington’s disease genetic testing is relatively simple, involving a small blood sample. The test looks for the number of CAG repetitions on chromosome number four. According to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, “Each of us carries the huntingtin gene - in fact we carry two copies of it: one from mom, and one from dad. The huntingtin gene has a... (more...)

Latest

DONOVAN – GAZING WITH T... April 22, 2016 | 0 comments

“I am so delighted with this new tribute album that Rock the Cause Records has released, assisted by Kara Wright of Peer Music, Los Angeles. The title of the tribute album, Gazing with tranquility is a line from my song, The Hurdy Gurdy Man. The line describes the deep stillness one... Read more

BRETT DENNEN – COLOURS April 22, 2016 | 0 comments

Spring is finally in the air. We can think of no better way to welcome it than sharing with you Brett Dennen's youthful cover of Donovan's Colours. Brett offers up a modern folk version of this timeless classic. With sparse guitars and vocals reminiscent of Neil Young, you can almost... Read more

Where the money goes

latest actions image
©2012 Good Samaritan Society-SCC. All Rights Reserved.

Equal Housing logo with text Equal Housing Opportunity The Good Samaritan Society-Speciality Care Community is owned and operated by the the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. The Good Samaritan Society is the nation's largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services, with more than 240 care and rehabilitation centers, senior living communities, and home care agencies across the country. The Good Samaritan Society's mission is to share God's love in word and deed by providing shelter and supportive services to older persons and others in need, believing that "In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone."