May is ALS Awareness month. This Saturday is the annual ALS seminar. There was a nice article in the Star Bulletin today on Chester, who was diagnosed with ALS last year. He reminds me of my Dad because of his laid back, local, accepting attitude. He's living life to its fullest, traveling as much as he can, knowing that this disease is terminal, but not letting it get him down. My dad was just like Chester. He really had a zest for life.
Each year, we lose people to ALS. As we lose some, more are diagnosed, and there is still no cure for this debilitating disease. Please help support Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in its quest to, one day, find a cure.
» What: Ninth Annual ALS Seminar (ALS is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease)
» When: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
» Where: Queen's Conference Center, 510 Beretania St.
» Why: Sharing local resources for families, caregivers
» Speakers: Keynote -- Mike Shannon, ALS Western regional director; Kimi Chun (daughter-in-law of the late artist Peggy Chun) will share caregiving resources and different care options.
» Registration: Free. Call 593-4454.
» Sponsor: Muscular Dystrophy Association
We'll be there Saturday morning manning the ALS Support Group booth! Hope to see you there!
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Hey, tanya. thanks for this post! Also for putting the display together. You are truly a trooper.
ReplyDeleteCan you teach me how to put that URL in the text so it can be accessed directly? I think if wrote a draft somewhere and pasted it onto the "Create a Post" box, you just can't do it. Just my guess. I need your Yoda-like expertise. xoxoxo