CARES Foundation to Host 5th Annual Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Awareness Walk in Titusville Oct. 29

By Space Coast Daily // October 28, 2022

event will take place at Sand Point Park

The CARES Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of those affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, will host its 5th Annual CAH Awareness Walk. .CLICK HERE to register for the event or donate.(CARES Foundation image)

BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – The CARES Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of those affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, will host its 5th Annual CAH Awareness Walk.

The walk event will take place at Sand Point Park, Valicenti Pavilion, on Saturday, October 29.

.CLICK HERE to register for the event or donate.

Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. In addition to the walk, there will be children’s activities – juggling clowns, a limbo competition with prizes, and a children’s activity table. There will also be injection training for parents and patients.

Local resident, and CAH patient, Lesley Holroyd, will be the in-person host of this event and in the past, she has welcomed as many as 80 attendees that, include CAH patients, parents, caregivers, and medical professionals.

Lesley was diagnosed at birth with classical, salt-wasting CAH. She is a strong advocate for patient rights, an active volunteer, and a member of CARES Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

Lesley enjoys meeting new people and looks forward to welcoming members of the CARES community from her area.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is a family of inherited disorders affecting the adrenal glands. There are two primary forms of this disorder, classical & non-classical.

The severe form, classical CAH can be life-threatening and over 75 percent of all individuals with classical CAH lack an additional adrenal hormone called aldosterone, which is necessary for maintaining the normal fluid volume of the body, sodium, and potassium, which among other functions, stabilizes the heart.

The non-classical form is less severe. Fortunately, CAH can be managed with medication and, with adequate care, affected individuals go on to live normal lives.

CARES Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in the USA that leads in the effort to improve All communities and seeks to advance quality health and the lives of the Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) community and seeks to advance quality health care.