After being diagnosed with ALS in August 2011, our world was turned upside down. We were advised: you have a life expectancy of two to five years, get your life in order, and take a trip. Our major questions were: where do we turn, and what comes first? Having met a representative from the ALS Association at the clinic, we turned to them for help. We were not disappointed.
The 2013 Walk to Defeat ALS will take place on [October 5th], and we need your help. In this area, over 300 families are impacted by ALS. The local ALS chapter receives no government funding, so the services and programs provided are solely dependent on events like this.
The ALS Association offers resources, education, and support to patients, their families, and friends with love, sensitivity, and compassion. Over the past year, I have borrowed, at no expense, a Go Chair, a shower chair, a raised toilet seat, ramps for entering my house, and a transfer board. In addition to the physical resources available through the equipment closet, we have also benefited from current ALS information, books, tapes, and necessary contacts, which are all part of their information reservoir. Additionally, the entire staff strives to stay current on the latest research, medical trials, and available technologies.
I would love for you to walk and roll with me on [October 5th]; otherwise, make a contribution.
I would be more subtle in my request, but there is a huge need for this worthy organization, which has been very supportive of both Cliff and me.
Go online to http://www.walktodefeatals.org/, enter my name, Susan Catlett, in the designated spot, or sign up to walk with my team, Susan’s Steps.
–Susan