On Father’s Day this Sunday, I’ll be running the Half-Marathon in support of the ALS Society of Manitoba.

My dad, Tom Fogarty was diagnosed with ALS five years ago, and we’ve been battling it together as a family ever since. ALS has changed our lives, but brought us closer together than we could have ever imagined.

We couldn’t be doing this without the incredible support from our friends, our community, and the ALS Society of Manitoba. Despite there being no cure, the ALS Society funds critical research and provides vital community programs to help those living with ALS.

Every dollar raised brings us closer and ensures that families like mine don’t face this journey alone.

If you’d like to support my run, please consider donating. Your contribution means so much to me, my family, and everyone affected by ALS. 

Your support will help to:

• create a better day-to-day reality for people and families living with ALS by providing community-based support throughout Manitoba as well as necessary medical equipment like wheelchairs, liftchairs, mobility aids and other items that increase safety in the home, at no cost to those who need them.
• further scientific progress by investing in the ALS Canada Research Program, which funds promising ALS research. This program provides peer-reviewed grants to researchers whose work has the greatest potential to advance the field of ALS. There’s been more progress made in ALS research in the last five years than over the last century – we need to keep building on this momentum.

Join me in making a difference. Please consider donating to my fundraising page as we work towards a world free of ALS/MND.