Roger Brannon

Aug 10, 2024

Twenty five percent of the National ALS registry represents Veterans. I want people to know that—I want that number to be in the spotlight. It has been just over four years since I was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). I still have a hard time...

John J. Kenney

Aug 10, 2024

**Jay Kenney passed away on September 22, 2022. Below is his story as written during his life.** John J. Kenney served in the U.S. Army from September 1972 to December 1974.  Following Boot Camp at Fort Dix, New Jersey, “Jay” was assigned to the U.S. Army Agency for...

Zenobia Lancaster

Aug 10, 2024

I was diagnosed with ALS in June of 2005 at the Mayo Clinic in Florida where I was living at the time.

Jennifer Stevens

Aug 10, 2024

I live a happy life but with a haunting nightmare each and every day. And that nightmare is familial ALS. I AM ALS means fighting for my family. My mother-in-law, Jeannie Stevens, had familial ALS. She was one of the most caring and giving people I have ever known and...

Anita Baron

Aug 10, 2024

After a period of overwhelming sadness, I embraced my new normal. The love of my family and friends are what motivate me to fight this uphill battle. It took six months of tests and visits to four neurologists to get the diagnosis. After a period of overwhelming...