Recently I happened upon one of those rare, eternally optimistic individuals who routinely looks for opportunity hiding beneath every rock of adversity. And his overriding confidence is not just for show. He really lives and breathes this approach to life every day � it seems to be part of his DNA.
All my life, hard work and perseverance paid off. If I put my mind to something it would eventually happen. The path was filled with bumps and detours, but I reached my goals all the same. I've been approaching ALS with the same conviction. I share my struggle, not for pity, but to encourage you to live your best life.
I saw the first Ice Bucket Challenge on Facebook only days after my husband, Jon Ferraiolo, was diagnosed with ALS. My husband jokingly said of the attention on ALS, �How nice for everyone to be doing this for me.� He is the same positive, caring guy with a brilliant mind, only now his body is failing him.
What does it feel like to watch your companion slowly suffer the effect of ALS? What does it feel like to have the financial ax hang over you as you come out of shock and try to figure out how to support all of this? Its not easy.
This year�s annual Tradition of Hope Gala, which was held Saturday evening at The Beverly Hilton, raised over $900,000 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research.
I was recently filling out some forms at the Doctor's office. I came to the part of the form, where I had to check marital status. I became frozen: There was the big flashing "widowed." I am too young for this widowed life. I think of widowed as older, way older than 52, and having lived of life of accomplishments.
See Jos�'s personal video: Living with ALS and the research leading to treatments and a cure.
Genervon Biopharmaceuticals LLC (�Genervon�) today announced that it has completed the analysis of its Phase 2a double blinded, randomized, placebo controlled clinical trials of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (�ALS�) and Parkinson�s disease for its drug candidate GM6.
Steve Dezember was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. He and his wife, Hope Cross Dezember have made it their mission to spread awareness about the disease. In this piece, she continues this work.
Phillip Macko suffered an accident that brought him to near death and led him to years of taking pain killers. He not only survived, but he thrived, having learned from the experience.
