Kathleen Freis

Aug 10, 2024

Dad fought bravely and humbly through his last day. No doubt his lifelong spirit of giving would support this ALS fight for the benefit of others. ALS took my Dad, an army Vet, at the age of 76, the day after my parent’s 52 wedding anniversary. He was lucky to have...

Diane Ward

Aug 10, 2024

I was always told no one could love me unless I loved myself first. Well Brad made me feel loved and I loved him. My husband and I met in 2002. Neither myself or Brad had never been married before. We married late. I was 49 and he was 41. I married a younger man. I...

Sandra Martoccia

Aug 10, 2024

I never wanted him to forget he wasn’t just a man with ALS. He was my man. My friend likes to tell this story and I always love to hear it. When my 48 year old former marathon running, surgeon husband was no longer able to move anything, but his neck, I moved him by...

Laura Mazurak

Aug 10, 2024

My dad, George, loved to run. He ran at twilight, when the chorus frogs sang in the wetland near our house. Sometimes he ran in the morning before work — alone or with friends. Never with music, and always outside. He told me that it was his prayer, his daily...

Lina Boyington

Aug 10, 2024

I lost my dad 3 weeks ago to ALS. In his honor and for all of the people suffering from this horrible illness, I would like to help fight for a cure. I lost my dad 3 weeks ago to ALS. In his honor and for all of the people suffering from this horrible illness, I would...