I AM ALS

We are thrilled to announce that For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign, the inspiring documentary that tells the story of our co-founders Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya and the I AM ALS movement will begin streaming on Prime Video on Tuesday, May 28th!! Check out the trailer and learn more: https://lnkd.in/e98gadui

ALS volunteers help organize thousands of flags in preparation for our May 2025 installation. Have you honored a loved one at our annual event in Washington, D.C.? Do you plan on honoring someone this year? Let us know.

#CallingAllCaregivers and members of the Cures Collective: We launched the Cures Collective this year to increase awareness, and accelerate treatments and cures for all neurodegenerative diseases through collective action. Members of this Collective are advocates and organizations that are committed to ending neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). Can you help advance this collaborative work by donating to support National Caregivers Month? The fundraising efforts of I AM ALS go toward wrap-around support to caregivers and more collaborative, action-based work like the founding of Cures Collective. Learn more and donate online: https://lnkd.in/ebTk89tX

Mitsubishi Tanabe is hosting a webinar featuring people living with ALS as they discuss their personal experiences with ALS and with the ALS drug Radicava ORS. Sign up to join tomorrow (Nov. 21) at 4pm ET: https://lnkd.in/gT5NPQ72

Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's author talk with Dr. Dylan Shanahan! Dr. Shanahan is living with ALS and wrote a book about his journey. Join the Scribes of Strength tomorrow (November 21st) at 5pm ET: https://lnkd.in/euYXsg7W

Your donation allows us to support caregivers, amplify their stories, and ultimately work to find a cure for ALS. Donate and know that your contribution helps fund our wrap-around caregiver support services. Learn more about what we do and give today: https://lnkd.in/ebTk89tX

Lara Garey cared for her husband Tom, an Air Force Veteran, throughout his ALS until his death in 2022. She gave a speech last year at an event for Texas Veterans to discuss what military life is really like, and in her speech, she beautifully explains the impact that caregiving had on her and her family. Watch her speech: https://lnkd.in/e5fGdj3Y

Today's the day! Join us for November Social Hour TODAY at 3pm ET! Bask in the warmth of the season with your fellow ALS advocates. No agenda, no tasks, just time together! https://lnkd.in/eKdejyWn

Jacob and Art were both so honest about the ways they have coped with the loss of their person -- Art's wife and Jacob's mom, Becky. Thank you both for sharing so openly about your grief. ?? What has helped you cope with grief? Tell us in the comments; your advice could help someone else who is grieving. #CallingAllCaregivers

The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act has PASSED in the House of Representatives! To everyone who worked tirelessly to garner support for this bill: this victory is yours. Now onto the Senate!