Thank you for stopping by my fundraising page in support of my mother who was recently diagnosed with ALS. 

On June 1st we will be participating in the ALS Canada Walk to End ALS. We're joining thousands of others, a part of a passionate and motivated community to “walk” in celebration of hope and a world free of ALS. Please consider supporting our team and donating towards this important cause.

What is ALS? 

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a disease that progressively paralyzes people because the brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles of the body that we are typically able to move at will.
• Over time, as the brain’s connection with the muscles of the body break down, someone living with ALS will lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, swallow, and eventually breathe.
• ALS affects individuals and families in the prime of their lives.
• Nearly 4,000 Canadians are currently living with ALS.
• Each year approximately 1,000 Canadians will learn that they have ALS, and another 1,000 Canadians will die from the disease.
• There is no cure for ALS and few treatment options for most people living with the disease.
• Four out of five people diagnosed with ALS will die within five years.
• Anyone can develop ALS regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, geography, or race – although it most often affects people between the ages of 40 and 60.
• Nine out of 10 people diagnosed do not have a family history of the disease.
• ALS has an estimated cost to families of $150,000 to $250,000. This includes the loss of salary that often comes about when a family member leaves their job to care for their loved one full-time.

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.

Please consider donating to our team fundraising page as we work toward a world free of ALS.

Your support is needed now more than ever – we are stronger together!