Addonda Hudson
Osteoarthritis
Adult Honoree
 Addonda Hudson is 66 years young and a retiree from Gulfstream Aerospace who suffers from osteoarthritis in her lower right back and right knee from a broken back resulting from a fall down her front steps in 2006.
Addonda has a 31-year-old daughter that has Cerebral Palsy who requires 24-7 hands on care. This has a tremendous effect on overusing her hands. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2019, after a 6-month treatment of medications and God's grace Addonda has been off meds for 3 years but still has pain. Addonda has many friends and family members who suffer from some type of arthritis. Prayerfully, better medications and treatments will be available soon for this painful and debilitating disease. Support Addonda and team, Go Getters on their team page. |
James E Holtzclaw, M.D., began his private practice in Savannah, Georgia, following his fellowships abroad. He maintains a strong interest in minimally invasive anterior approaches to hip replacement and complex hip fractures and reconstruction. He also is deeply interested in joint replacement surgery, including hip and knee replacements, as well as revision procedures. He continues to treat all general orthopaedic problems, and a significant portion of his practice involves outpatient procedures such as arthroscopy.
Sam Carter, Director of Fitness and head strength and conditioning coach has been at Savannah College of Art and Design since 2001. He oversees all the fitness programs for the student-body and all the training for the artist-athletes at SCAD.
Sammy Mendez was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) at the end of fifth grade. He was missed diagnosed for almost five years and his parents tried everything to find out why their son was in so much pain. Sammy struggled to walk, missed out at school and it was difficult for him to play his favorite sport soccer.