This summer I will be participating in the ALS Canada Walk to support my dear friend, Deb Farrell who was diagnosed with ALS last June.  In past years I also lost a neighbour and another friend to ALS. Now more than ever, the ALS community needs our support to provide hope and help to families affected by ALS. That’s why I am  joining thousands of others to “walk” in celebration of hope and a world free of ALS. Please consider supporting my team and donating towards this important cause.

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.

J