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Robert Gildea

Robert Gildea

This year our High School will be wearing blue gloves in support of my battle with this ugly disease. Diagnosed Oct 21, 2019, I coached baseball for 15 years between Little League, travel and high school. This year our High School will be wearing blue gloves in...

Shelli Scott

I am a fighter and my wish is to see both of my sons get married. I am strong and ALS does not define me. My name is Shelli Scott, at age 49 was diagnosed with bulbar ALS on Jan 5, 2021. I am married to Doug Scott who has been the rock of my life for over 28 years. I...
Angelina Fanous

Angelina Fanous

ALS can strike anyone. Of any race or gender. At any time. My story begins like every other patient’s story: I was fairly healthy, in good shape, and completely content with the life I was leading as a journalist living in Brooklyn, NY. Before my 28th birthday,...
Sally Stewart

Sally Stewart

I refuse to believe this cruel and misunderstood disease is just bad luck. I manage my progression with belief that I can beat this awful fate, and staying busy doing what I love has been therapeutic in and of itself. Hi, I’m Sally. I’m 33 years old and I live in...
Peter Smit

Peter Smit

Rather I focus on what I can do at this very moment and not on what was lost or what the future holds. In the spring of 2019, I was working as a freelance spokesperson for the local government in the town Sliedrecht in the Netherlands. I noticed I had some difficulty...