“When I was told that Lester had ALS, I couldn’t even pronounce the word,” said Ina Turner Jones. “I don’t remember what I ate for lunch yesterday, but I remember the doctor’s speech verbatim.” Ina Turner Jones, widow of Les …
Faces of ALS: Devoted to Care
Jayanthy Thiagarajah was a fiercely independent woman and a devoted grandmother. In early 2021, having recently lost her husband, Jayanthy was still in mourning when she took a couple of nasty falls that required medical attention. She lived in Boston, …
Faces of ALS: A mother’s love
Chaunelle Caver-Perkins and her family will be among the guests at the 35th annual Hope Through Caring Gala this Saturday, Feb. 18. You can support the ALS research, education and clinical care described below by participating in our silent auction. …
Faces of ALS: Redefining advocacy for a new generation
Please join us at the Hope Through Caring Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18, where Brian and Sandra will be our guests of honor alongside fellow awardee First Bank Chicago and people living with ALS like Ken Avick. By attending the Hope Through Caring Gala, you …
Faces of ALS: Giving New Meaning to ‘an ALS Journey’ …Road Trip!
Erin Weis generously offered her story for our 2021 Annual Appeal, helping raise vital funds for ALS care and research — just one of the many ways she volunteered to support the Les Turner ALS Foundation. But her story was …
Faces of ALS: Hope Through Painting
Please join us at the Hope Through Caring Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18, where Ken and his wife Ann, award honorees Brian Wallach & Sandra Abrevaya and First Bank Chicago, and people living with ALS will be our guests of …
Faces of ALS: From caregiver to advocate
Tyler Gaetano’s mother Vera, a Navy veteran, worked in the research department at the VA Hospital in West Haven, CT. Because she had been experiencing slurring of her speech, she decided to seek medical advice. Due to her history of …
Faces of ALS: Lending a helping hand
Navy veteran Jim Schlader, his wife Sue, and their neighbor Larry Nieman have lived next door to each other for six years. During that time, they have developed a friendship that has become more like family. “Jim and Sue have …
Faces of ALS: Giving thanks for those magical moments
Wendell Meyer enjoyed gardening, tackling household projects and being active in his church. By profession, he worked as a business analyst at the American Medical Association. When he began to rapidly lose weight, he decided to seek out answers with …
Faces of ALS: A true brotherhood
Jim Thew joined the Navy in 1991 and was stationed as an aircraft mechanic at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan, where he met his wife, Kumiko. In 1999, they moved to Illinois to take care of …
