There is no cure for ALS. With your help, we can change that.
Last year, thanks in large part to the ice bucket challenge, many of you became aware of ALS, the devasting neurological disease that weakens and paralyzes voluntary muscles, like those in the arms, hands, feet, legs, throat, and lungs.
The average patient lives only 2-5 years from diagnosis, but with more attention and funding, we CAN find treatments and an eventual cure for this disease. People like my friend Sarah are counting on it.
Sarah Coglianese was diagnosed with ALS when she was 33 years old. Her daughter was only two. Sarah went from being an active and busy mom to one who is now in a wheelchair, requiring daily help with basic needs. But she hasn’t given up. And neither have I or all the people who love someone with ALS.
To better bring to light the impact ALS has on people like Sarah, on August 3rd, I will be giving up the use of my voice. I will work the entire day at Salesforce without talking.
I don’t have ALS, and I know that this experience will show me just a fraction of what people who do have it deal with all day, every day. But I want to do this to help people understand some of what ALS takes away.
For Sarah, and for all the people living with ALS, I’m giving up my voice for a day. What would YOU give to end this disease? Please help me by donating to ALS TDI and advancing ALS research.
The average patient lives only 2-5 years from diagnosis, but with more attention and funding, we CAN find treatments and an eventual cure for this disease. People like my friend Sarah are counting on it.
Sarah Coglianese was diagnosed with ALS when she was 33 years old. Her daughter was only two. Sarah went from being an active and busy mom to one who is now in a wheelchair, requiring daily help with basic needs. But she hasn’t given up. And neither have I or all the people who love someone with ALS.
To better bring to light the impact ALS has on people like Sarah, on August 3rd, I will be giving up the use of my voice. I will work the entire day at Salesforce without talking.
I don’t have ALS, and I know that this experience will show me just a fraction of what people who do have it deal with all day, every day. But I want to do this to help people understand some of what ALS takes away.
For Sarah, and for all the people living with ALS, I’m giving up my voice for a day. What would YOU give to end this disease? Please help me by donating to ALS TDI and advancing ALS research.
MissionWhile most fundraisers center around a physical activity that requires ability, this one seeks to inform people about the things ALS takes away. Team members spend a day (or an hour--your choice!) giving up an ability in an effort to *begin* to understand what life is like for a person with ALS. They recognize that the experience is a fraction of what people with ALS deal with, all day, every day. What would you give in order to live normally again? What would you give to end this disease?
Funds raised go to ALS TDI, a non-profit devoted to developing drugs to combat ALS and save lives. |
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