Taking the Extra Step – Meet our Gratitude Group In the age of automated email acknowledgements, mass mailings or no acknowledgements, there’s nothing like receiving a handwritten note to brighten your day. We are especially thankful to the generous donors …
Faces of ALS: Mindy Evans-Williams
Celebrating the Life of a True Giver – Mindy Evans-Williams Mindy Evans-Williams was a true inspiration to the ALS community. Despite having lived with ALS for 29 years, she battled the disease with true courage and positivity. Her sister, Les …
Faces of ALS: Air Force Veteran Lori Hoover
Lori’s Story: Aim High…Fly-Fight-Win! Every November on Veterans Day, we honor and remember the veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. Due to the strong connection between military service and ALS, the Foundation also remembers and honors those …
Faces of ALS: Steve McMichael
Super Bowl Champion Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael was diagnosed with ALS in January 2021. He points out, “It’s called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. I didn’t know that it was a metaphor too. ALS is going to run the bases on you.” Adding …
Faces of ALS: Cara Gallagher & Easton Stevenson, Support Service Coordinators
The Les Turner ALS Foundation’s Support Services Team often serve as the first point of contact for a person recently diagnosed with ALS and their families to help chart a path forward to address their immediate and future needs and …
Faces of ALS: Remembering Marshall Krolick – One of the Foundation’s Founding Members
When Marshall Krolick passed away in February, the Les Turner ALS Foundation lost one of its longest-standing family members and biggest supporters. As a close friend of Les Turner, for whom the Foundation is named, Marshall was at the hospital …
Faces of ALS: A New Addition to our Support Services Committee
For over 30 years, Cheryl Gallagher traveled the world as a flight attendant for United Airlines. From India to New Zealand, and Cambodia to Vietnam, she reveled in the opportunity to explore new places, take in fresh perspectives and immerse …
Faces of ALS: Working to Make True on a Wish
When Jonathan Brent, MD, PhD, asks his ALS patients what their goals are, the answer is almost always the same: to find a cure for ALS. “What motivates me,” says Dr. Brent, “is how I can make true on that …
Faces of ALS: Hope & Action in the ALS Community
“There is more hope and more action happening right now within the ALS community than I ever thought I would see in my lifetime,” says Deb Paust of Grayslake, Illinois. “It is empowering to be a part of that change.” …
Faces of ALS: Passion, Unabated
For Diane Pospeshil and her family, music and the arts are a lifeline and part of their collective DNA. Beginning with a small dance studio they ran from the basement of their home in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the family business …