Terri Tatroe doesn’t waste time on despair. At 65, the Coal City mother of three and grandmother of five has already checked off her number-one bucket list item — a trip to Bali, Indonesia, to see her youngest son and …
August 2026 Foundation eNews
Getting the gang back together: Rob Akins and the joy of Rob’s Mob For more than 20 years, Rob Akins has lived with ALS — and for the past three, he’s walked with Rob’s Mob, the team that bears his …
Connecting the immune system to ALS to develop new therapies
Researchers have long suspected the immune system to be a key player in the connective breakdown between the brain and the muscles in people with ALS. At the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, neuroimmunologist and assistant professor David …
August 2026 Foundation eNews
Family, faith, and a reason to walk together For Michael Jaquez and his family, the ALS Walk for Life is about one thing: seeing his mom, Luz, smile. Diagnosed with ALS in early 2025, Luz faced the first months with …
