Huntington's Disease Treated to a Shopping Spree‎

Seven year old Kathleen Williams has been the target of some very frightening bullies. Her neighbors, married couple Scott and Jennifer Petkov.

Williams is suffering from Huntington’s disease, a fatal disorder that claimed the life of her 24 year old mother just last year. Since then, the Petkovs have been tormenting Kathleen with taunts of her early death.

Kathleen’s father has filed for a protection order for his family.

A Detroit girl afflicted with "Huntington’s Disease", Kathleen Edward rolled out of a white limousine and into a toy store for a special treat at the Tree Town Toys where she was treated with a shopping spree for herself and for other children at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan.

Edward from Trenton is battling the final stages of the neurodegenerative disorder.

Kathleen Edward got the royal treatment Thursday, while prosecutors pored over police reports about the couple who allegedly taunted the 7-year-old about her terminal illness.

The couple, Scott and Jennifer Petkov, said they also received notice Thursday that the incident had cost Scott Petkov his job
Kathleen, who is dying from Huntington's disease, was allegedly harassed by the Petkovs, family and neighbors have said.
On Thursday, Kathleen spent the morning on a shopping spree at Tree Town Toys in Ann Arbor, courtesy of donors responding to the dispute.

Jennifer Petkov also posted an image of Laura Edward, Kathleen's mother, in the embrace of the grim reaper. Laura Edward died of Huntington's last year at age 24.
The Petkov and Edward families, who live across from each other on Detroit Street, have filed several police reports during their years-long dispute. Trenton police have forwarded the reports to prosecutors.

"Within a week, a nation has come together for a little girl," said Jessica Shinkonis, whose 11-year-old daughter, Cailey — who also suffers from Huntington's disease — was invited by Kathleen's family to join in the shopping spree.

Weinberg said Petkov's images of the girl and her mother were on the Internet for no more than an hour.

He said Petkov has deleted her Facebook page. Weinberg said his clients made a small donation online to a Huntington's disease group in the names of Kathleen and Laura Edward.

"Because of my ignorance, people around the world are now more aware of Huntington's disease," Jennifer Petkov said.
Petkov said posting images on her Facebook page was the result of her jealousy over the outpouring of sympathy and aid to Kathleen's mother, and continued with discovery that the girl was also dying from the disorder.