Walk to D'Feet ALS
Dear Pamie,
I'm another reader asking for help with a cause, if you don't mind.
My mom was diagnosed with ALS, which is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, in October of 2003. ALS is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease and is a 100% fatal condition with no known cure or treatment.
She went to the doctor for what she thought was regular ol' carpal tunnel syndrome and was given a death sentence instead.
ALS progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death. Most people die within 2 to 5 years of being diagnosed.
The worst part is that while your body whithers away around you and you become totally paralyzed, your mind stays sharp as a tack.
Fun stuff, eh?
My family is walking in the Walk to D'Feet ALS on June 25th in St. Louis, MO to raise funds to find a cure for this evil menace.
Would you ask your readers if they'll donate to the walk?
While I realize that everyone has to die, I'm sure not ready to lose my mom and my daughter needs her mawmaw.
I've started a journal about our fight with ALS. It's here, and my ALS donation page is here.
Thank you for all of your help and support,
Debby Jovanovic
I'm another reader asking for help with a cause, if you don't mind.
My mom was diagnosed with ALS, which is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, in October of 2003. ALS is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease and is a 100% fatal condition with no known cure or treatment.
She went to the doctor for what she thought was regular ol' carpal tunnel syndrome and was given a death sentence instead.
ALS progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death. Most people die within 2 to 5 years of being diagnosed.
The worst part is that while your body whithers away around you and you become totally paralyzed, your mind stays sharp as a tack.
Fun stuff, eh?
My family is walking in the Walk to D'Feet ALS on June 25th in St. Louis, MO to raise funds to find a cure for this evil menace.
Would you ask your readers if they'll donate to the walk?
While I realize that everyone has to die, I'm sure not ready to lose my mom and my daughter needs her mawmaw.
I've started a journal about our fight with ALS. It's here, and my ALS donation page is here.
Thank you for all of your help and support,
Debby Jovanovic
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