Vicki Zwicker

Aug 10, 2024

I am still trying to adjust to life without her, as I had always taken for granted that we would grow old together. My sister Bronwen was an artist, musician, a loving friend, and always the funniest person in the room. She was diagnosed with ALS in December 2017 at...

Connie Becker

Aug 10, 2024

My family has lost grandparents, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, and their children to this disease. ALS has been in my family for over 100 years and won’t end until there is a cure. My family carries the SOD1 gene, which has taken the lives of 20 members of...

William Murray

Aug 10, 2024

As he battled the disease to the very end, watching and cheering for the Dodgers on his big screen TV buoyed his spirits and brought others together to be with him. My friend Brian who passed away from ALS on Dec. 2nd, 2021 loved the Dodgers, and passed that love of...

Jennifer Barrett Fajardo

Aug 10, 2024

But despite the fact that my husband still works full-time (and is a rock star at his job), ALS continues to steal away his physical mobility–and with it, his ability to do simple things we take for granted throughout the day. It feels uncomfortable to describe...

Rioey Solomon

Aug 10, 2024

I watched her persevere through the hardest of challenges all while being an incredible mom, an amazing teacher, and a truly life changing mentor to my pre-teen self. I’m not sure if it’s my place to share this story but I want to raise awareness. My 6th grade teacher...