About I AM ALS
Learn more about the movement and mission to cure ALS.
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I AM ALS is the only grassroots, community-led convener and mobilizer that ignites a radical call for urgency and action—making ALS advocacy personal, powerful, and unstoppable—and transforming it into bold, systemic change.
About the Name
Founder Brian Wallach came up with the name “I AM ALS” to open the door to community and allow all to see themselves as part of the real and ongoing struggle to relegate ALS to the dustbin of history. Additionally, the “I” makes this a deeply personal commitment. ALS is 100% fatal, but determination to end the disease lives on. I recognize that as brutal as this flight is, I have agency, I have a the choice to make a difference. And I am 100% committed to fighting until the day, working together, we defeat ALS.