Trey Gray is a former drummer for Brooks and Dunn who was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease in 2003 at the age of 34. Gray lives in Nashville with his wife and 3 children in a two-story home. His occupational roles are father, husband, musician, and producer. He became the national spokesperson for HDSA in 2008. Trey's reason for referral to OT was wanting to maintain memory cognition, muscle memory skills, and increase his ability to concentrate; he owns his own producing company, which is really important to him, so he would like to remain as independent as possible. Trey was healthy before his diagnosis, but his mother and uncle both passed away from Huntington's Disease, so he had a 50/50 chance of getting the disease. His current level of functioning is that he is still independent, but he knows the nature of the disease and that he will need assistance soon. Challenges Trey faces are fatigue, mood swings, memory problems, balance, and using alcohol to cope with the disease. Some of the goals Makayla had for Trey were to drum through one previously known song without mistakes and be fully functional at home because when he is not on tour his main priority is being home with his family. The last information on Trey was from 2008. He wants to live the rest of his life as normal as possible without being in the spotlight.
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