What is ALS?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a disease that affects the nerve cells in your brain and spinal cord. It causes muscles to weaken and can make it hard to move, talk, swallow, or even breathe over time. The disease doesn’t typically affect the ability to think or remember things.
Average prognosis from the first symptom
Cures today. ALS can affect anyone, at any time.
ALS typically doesn’t affect thinking or memory
Didn’t the Ice Bucket Challenge cure that?
No, but it was an incredible start to driving awareness.
ALS doesn’t just affect the person who has it, but also their families and friends, who may help care for them as the disease progresses. Many people with ALS need specialized care and technology just to do everyday things.
That’s why awareness and support are so important.
We believe that ALS is not incurable, it is underfunded.