In March of 2022, our lives were forever changed. My dad was hospitialized as he was having a hard time breathing, talking and walking short distances. It all seem to happen very quickly, and at the time, without any answers.

If you knew my dad, he was never one to sit still. He was always up for adventure, loved dance parties, had a passion for music and playing the drums and was so full of life at any given moment.

When my dads diagnosis was confirmed to be ALS, nothing can prepare you for how heavy that helplessness feels, but with no cure, so much sadness and anger also show up.

This is my 2nd year walking, and I continue to walk each year, not only in the memory of my dad, but to help raise awareness and funds for the much needed research to one day having a cure and a world free of 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 Ontario – like home visits and support groups – as well as necessary medical equipment like hospital beds, wheelchairs, stairlifts 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. The ALS Canada Research Program is the only national dedicated source of funding for ALS research across Canada. 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.

My dad's life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.

Thank you for supporting such an amazing cause.
Your support is needed now more than ever – we are stronger together!