Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español. On Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or any day this holiday gift season, it’s never too early to start looking for the perfect present. If your holiday shopping list includes someone who …
November 2023 Foundation eNews
ALS Better Care Act Makes Its Way to the Senate Exciting news from Capitol Hill: the ALS Better Care Act has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, a crucial step towards improving access to multidisciplinary care for those battling ALS. …
Studies identify novel underpinnings of genetic ALS
A pair of recent studies from the laboratory of Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Neuromuscular Disease and of Neuroscience and a member of the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, have uncovered novel …
Letter to the Editor: Support veterans with ALS
This letter was published in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 For many people, baseball is the first thing that comes to mind when they think of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, thanks to New York Yankees player …
October 2023 Foundation eNews
Roll the Dice for a Great Cause! Dive into an evening of thrills at the 17th Annual All In For ALS Casino Night this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 7-11 p.m. at the East Bank Club in Chicago, hosted by our …
October 2023 Foundation eNews
Our 17th Annual Casino Night is Almost Here Step into a night of excitement at the 17th annual All In For ALS Casino Night on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 7-11 p.m. at the East Bank Club in Chicago. Immerse yourself in …
October 2023 Foundation eNews
A Day of Hope and Celebration in Pictures That’s a wrap on the 22nd annual ALS Walk for Life, and it was a huge hit. You not only raised funds for care, advocacy, and research – you looked great doing it! Over 2,000 …
ALS Better Care Act introduced in Congress
UPDATE (12/14/2023): We encourage you to raise your voice in support of the ALS Better Care Act through MDA’s Action Center. UPDATE (11/9/2023): The ALS Better Care Act has now been introduced in the U.S. Senate. We are pleased to …
September 2023 Foundation eNews
The ALS Walk for Life is here! The ALS community is coming together this Saturday, Sept. 23 at Soldier Field in Chicago. If you and your family have been affected by this terrible disease, there’s nothing like the experience of …
Faces of ALS: The Tejeda Family’s Journey / El Camino de la Familia Tejeda
At the age of 54, Martin Tejeda found himself in uncharted territory for the second time. Originally from Atlixco in the state of Puebla, Mexico, he immigrated to Chicago at 19, and over the decades that followed, his family has …
