Jessica Shortall

Aug 10, 2024

Jason is the most magical, mischievous, adventurous, loyal, and big-hearted person I know. In fall 2021, one of my best lifelong friends, Jason Rice, was diagnosed with ALS. He is 43 years old, with a wife and two little girls. Jason is a Navy doctor and an...

Tom Ahrenholz

Aug 10, 2024

My dad was a unique soul. He was known for his witty sarcastic sense of humor, always being able to make everyone laugh anywhere he went. My name is McKenzie Anderson and I’m here today sharing our story with you in memory of my Dad, The Unknown Legend himself,...

Vicki Stoeckel

Aug 10, 2024

My husband began having symptoms in December 2016. He was finally diagnosed in October 2018. My husband began having symptoms in December 2016. He was finally diagnosed in October 2018 with limb onset that started in his feet. We have been married for 25 years, we...

Kari Ollendick

Aug 10, 2024

My father-in-law is a lifelong Orioles fan (even though we live in MN). He lost his father (my husband’s grandfather) to ALS in 1997. My father-in-law is a lifelong Orioles fan (even though we live in MN). He lost his father (my husband’s grandfather) to...

Eleta Donaldson

Aug 10, 2024

I am so lucky to have met my husband through kitten ball/baseball. He is my support and caregiver as I try to live with this terrible disease. To the owners, player and managers of Major League Baseball, I am living with ALS. In one of the newsletters from I AM ALS...