This will be the second year I WALK INDEPENDENTLY to raise support and awareness for ALS. Bulbar onset has a faster rate of decline and typically a shorter life span.  This disease has taken my words, my arms and has taken a friend of mine, diagnosed at the same time as myself. Without support I wouldn't be able to get through my daily life. We need more research for a better understanding of the disease, more efficient medication and treatments. It's better but not good enough. 

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.

Join our team in making a difference. 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!