In 1976, Harvey Gaffen’s brother-in-law and best friend, Les Turner, was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 36. Les was a businessman in the Chicago area and married with three young boys. “Being brothers-in-law was secondary to being best friends. …
“Luckiest Man on Earth” – A Tribute to Lou Gehrig by Lin Brehmer
Lou Gehrig looked unbreakable. Broad shoulders, powerful arms, he seemed as solid as the Adirondack ash trees that were tooled for baseball bats. His prodigious strength underscored a flare for the dramatic. His major league record 23 career grand slams …
Faces of ALS: “Our family will never forget…”
This past May was ALS Awareness Month. Every year members of our Les Turner ALS family seize the opportunity to help raise awareness about the disease. Tag Day volunteers and ALS Awareness advocates spread the message of hope and help …
Faces of ALS: I AM ALS with Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya
For Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya, it was a relationship pulled straight from the plot of a TV show that took them all the way to the halls of the White House. “We met in 2008 while we were both …
