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‘Ginny & Georgia’ Star Scott Porter Shares How His Mother-In-Law’s Struggle With Huntington’s Disease Inspired His Fight

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Scott Porter is doing it for his wife and mother-in-law. Speaking to People, the star of “Ginny & Georgia” opened up about his work with The Huntington’s Disease Society of America, and how he was inspired by his wife Kelsey Mayfield’s mom.

RELATED: A Daughter Learns Her Mom’s Secrets In ‘Ginny & Georgia’ Trailer Not long after he and his wife tied the knot in 2013, his mother-in-law was diagnosed with the brain disease, and later Mayfield herself tested positive for the gene that causes Huntington’s.

Effects of the disease include depression, mood swings, forgetfulness and slurred speech. “I hope that one day I don’t have to sit my kids down and fully explain to them what is happening to their mother,” Porter said. “That’s why we’re

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