Teresa Thurtle

Aug 10, 2024

Dianna, a devoted wife, mother, and friend, battled ALS for two years before it took her life at the age of 49. Coming from a familial ALS family, I lost my paternal grandmother to ALS in 1989. Dianna, a devoted wife, mother, and friend, battled ALS for two years...

Drew Taft

Aug 10, 2024

Cubbies baseball was his favorite thing in the world, and he kept up with their games until the day he passed away. My dad was diagnosed in 2018, and passed in 2019. Cubbies baseball was his favorite thing in the world, and he kept up with their games until the day he...

Kathy Lamarre

Aug 10, 2024

Sheryl Zemaitis Pastore, I love you and I miss you so much. ❤️ ALS affected our family when my sister Sheryl told us that she had this horrible disease. Sheryl was my oldest sister who was always there for me, kind of like my protector. There was nothing worse than...

Stephanie Lieber

Aug 10, 2024

Dad was diagnosed with ALS in 2015 just a year before the Cubs won the World Series. My dad was a life-long Cubs fan. For many years he lived within walking distance of Wrigley Field and when he couldn’t be at the games live, he was watching on WGN. He and my mom...

Maggi Carmichael

Aug 10, 2024

I have a real fear of ALS being passed down to me through genes but I’m staying positive. My mother was the first family member in our family to ever be diagnosed with ALS when I was 11 years old. She passed away when I was 12. I cherish the many memories I have...