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Bastion Lighting Colours Blue and Purple on May 15, 2025 for Huntington 's Disease Awareness #LightUp4HD

The Light It Up 4 HD campaign was created by the Huntington Society of Canada and due to their outstanding efforts, this campaign has grown into a global movement where buildings, monuments, and statues worldwide light up in blue and purple in the month of May to raise awareness of Huntington’s disease. Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die. The disease attacks areas of the brain that help to control voluntary (intentional) movement, as well as other areas.

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