Tim Lowrey

Aug 10, 2024

As my body loses strength and abilities, there is acceptance of what is lost. And yet – at the same time – my mind is open to the possibilities that come with finding a new way to live. We laugh and cry, yet we adjust our lives to the challenges ALS brings...

Elizabeth Gage

Aug 10, 2024

I’m sad, scared, and angry. I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. I think the anger was slow to develop, because in the beginning I had the fantasy that if was a good sport about the changes, I could keep the worst of the ravages at bay. I am a...

Jennifer Zink

Aug 10, 2024

I was diagnosed in 2013, but I showed symptoms as long back as I remember. Hello there! I’m Jennifer Zink, or Jen for short. I was diagnosed in 2013, but I showed symptoms as long back as I remember. I am ALS.

Michael Melder

Aug 10, 2024

My mantra is “Every day may not be good, but there’s good in every day. Concentrate on the good.” I was diagnosed with Bulbar ALS in June 2015. My symptoms, Dysarthria, started about a year prior. My progress is slow sill. My FRS-R is 30. I live...

Macey Hoaglund

Aug 10, 2024

I ran a marathon in late 2017 and wasn’t recovering well, slew of doctors later I was diagnosed with ALS in January of 2018. I ran a marathon in late 2017 and wasn’t recovering well, slew of doctors later I was diagnosed with ALS in January of 2018. A week later at a...