As 2019 draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of the recent achievements members of our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine made to ensure our Les Turner ALS families receive the most comprehensive care in Chicagoland …
December 2019 Events eNews: Year in Review
Thank YOU for making our 2019 so special. You raised money to support people living with ALS and their families. You helped raise and spread awareness so more and more people learn about the realities of this disease. And you …
December 2019 Foundation eNews
Give Your Gift of Help this Giving Tuesday This holiday season, your tax-deductible gift provides life-changing help to a person living with ALS. And what better day to kick off your end of year giving than today, Giving Tuesday, the …
Advancing Advocacy Efforts with our ALS Community
It’s estimated over 16,000 people across the country are living with ALS at any given time. We know that in order to achieve our vision of seeing a world free of ALS, we have to work together. In the past several months, we’ve joined our …
November 2019 Events eNews
How Will You Give Thanks? As you think about ways you can give back this holiday season, consider supporting our Les Turner ALS family in one of the following ways: 1) Donate at helpcureals.org>> It’s that simple. Your donation ensures …
Supporting Our Veterans
ALS is called a rare disease. But for reasons yet unknown, veterans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with ALS as the general population. That’s why we’re so grateful to work with organizations like the Paralyzed Veterans of America …
November 2019 Foundation eNews
National Family Caregivers Month November is National Family Caregivers Month. For those of us in the ALS community, we know just how vital our caregivers are. The support caregivers provide is priceless and, though it comes with much love and …
Running With Your Heart
It’s estimated that less than 1% of the world’s population will run a marathon in their lifetime. That’s what makes finishing a marathon even more impressive for the 29 members of our Team Race for ALS who ran the Bank …
The Faces of our ALS Walk for Life
You are the Faces of ALS, the faces of our Les Turner ALS family who joined us last Sunday for our ALS Walk for Life. Over 7,000 of you came out to walk for hope, walk for help and walk …