When Jodi O’Donnell-Ames lost her husband to ALS in 2001, she was forced to reconcile her grief with that of her young daughter who had lost her father. Sometime after losing her husband, she met Warren Benton Ames, a man who was left with his two young children after...
An ALS diagnosis takes a lot from a person and their circle of family and friends. From a shortened life span to excessive costs of care, ALS often takes away more than many can give. But in 2007, when O.J. Brigance, a former Baltimore Ravens linebacker, received his...
“Community” can hold many definitions for different people. It can refer to the people who live within your neighborhood, your town, your state, your country. It can be your family, your friends, your co-workers. According to the Oxford dictionary...
There are figures in most of our lives that have a lifetime of impact. Those seemingly indestructible individuals, who are the ones we can’t fathom getting sick or weak. The steadfast, strong anchors that are supposed to be the ones you can lean on for anything. For...
It’s been said that no one really dies until the last time someone says their name. If that’s true, Tom Majda’s spirit and legacy may never leave us. A loving husband to Karen, father to two children and a 29-year veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police...
Meet Eric Jurado-Diaz, an Army veteran, dedicated husband, loving father and a pALS—a person with ALS. Eric’s been bucking trends his entire life and continues to break down barriers regardless of his illness. “Everything I read was how it was a trip to death,”...
