Yvette Wilson

Aug 10, 2024

I don’t know how long I will be able to use my hands or how long I will be able to talk.  I don’t know when my husband will lose his wife.  I don’t know when my children will lose their mother. Almost five years ago, my husband and I nervously waited for the doctor to...

Mistie Reed

Aug 10, 2024

I was doing a job I loved and working toward my degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Life was perfect. The first time I fell, I was at work and leading a store meeting. I was the assistant store manager at a large retail grocery/pharmacy store. My husband...

Mary Tiknis

Aug 10, 2024

I was the caretaker for all of these years. Now I can barely do anything for myself. I was a nurse for 48 years. I am married and have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. I was the caretaker for all of these years. Now I can barely do anything for myself. I cannot drive....

James Henderson

Aug 10, 2024

I have always been very active but now am in my wheelchair and dependent for everything. That doesn’t stop me from teaching my grandchildren to fish. I was diagnosed a year and a half ago, although I know my symptoms started three years ago. I have always been very...

Michael White

Aug 10, 2024

I am Michael White, a Canadian veteran, and I have ALS. I am Michael White, a Canadian veteran, and I have ALS. I have had it for a while and I have lost all my muscles and my hands don’t work so good. Trouble with breathing, and going to the bathroom. I have a...