Push Your Limits. Fight ALS.
Five years ago my mom died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Before she got sick I didn't know anything about the disease. I've since learned a lot, both about ALS and what it's like to watch someone's life drastically change, and ultimately end from this disease.
ALS, often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
- Every ninety minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease, and someone passes away from it.
- 90% of ALS cases occur without any known family history or genetic cause. The remaining 10% of ALS cases are inherited through a mutated gene with a known connection to the disease.
- 55 is the average age of onset with most people who develop ALS between the ages of 40 and 70. However, cases of the disease do occur in people in their twenties and thirties.
- ALS is 20% more common in men than women. However, with increasing age, the incidence of ALS is more equal between men and women.
- Military veterans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease than the general public for yet unknown reasons.
I'm riding with Team ALS to raise funds that will support individuals and families affected by ALS. Your donation today will help ALS United Greater New York fund resources and services to the local ALS community, help find new treatments, and move us closer to a world without the disease. Please help me move a cure for ALS over the finish line by donating today.
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Thank you so much for your support!
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