Brian Foderaro

Aug 10, 2024

If we could say anything to daddy now, we would tell him that we love him and miss him. Our daddy got ALS when we were 3 and 5 years old. Today we are 7 and 9. We were a big help to him whenever he needed someone to brush his teeth, scratch his back, move his legs,...

David Bryan

Aug 10, 2024

We pursued a second opinion by consulting with a neurologist from Duke University. This second confirmation was what it took to accept this awful verdict. I lost David Bryan, the love of my life, on August 4th, 2023. David was diagnosed with ALS in October 2020, and...

Mary Ann Abeska

Aug 10, 2024

After weeks of examinations and testing, including three electromyogram (EMG) tests, Mary Ann was diagnosed with ALS on July 31, 2015, a date burned into my memory. Written by Tim Abeska My late wife, Mary Ann (Blakeney) Abeska, was born in Chestertown, Maryland on...

Thomas Llewellyn Bricken

Aug 10, 2024

He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1972 and served in Puerto Rico as a station helicopter pilot. Born March 21st 1948 in Luverne, Alabama, Tom was diagnosed with ALS in early 2010. When diagnosed, Tom was counsel with the Virginia law firm of Sands, Anderson, Marks...

Eddie Cotugno

Aug 10, 2024

Eddie went from a capable, determined, lover-of-life, beautiful 33 year old man to needing life support without being able to move, speak, or eat by 35. My husband, Eddie, and I first learned about his ALS diagnosis 5 months after getting engaged in 2021. Eddie was 33...