Cindy Churchill
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Event: | Maine Walk |
Date: | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
Team: | Churchill's Champions |
Dear Friends and Family,
This year the Walk to Defeat ALS is Sunday September 15th 2024.
This will be my 18th year participating in the Walk.
As we all know, the last few years have been very rough on many people, and they have been particularly difficult for those living with pre-existing conditions. ALS was already a very isolating disease but COVID-19 made it so much worse. The pandemic affected patients' ability to stay involved in clinical trials and research, forced all doctor visits to become telehealth visits and halted all support group meetings. The ALS Association needs your help to do all that it can to help find a cure.
Unbelievably, it has been 11 years since Bruce passed away.
Bruce was diagnosed with ALS in 2007. He finally succumbed to this disease on July 30, 2012. We were fortunate to have had time together to appreciate life but we were sad every day and discouraged by the fact that there was no cure for ALS. As Bruce's health deteriorated there was nothing that we could do but make life as tolerable as possible for him and each day as fulfilling as possible.
Bruce loved his work and he didn't want to stop but ALS slowly took away the strength in his legs, and, eventually, it also affected his arms and his breathing. He had a tracheostomy and went on a ventilator in Sep 2011, which prolonged his life ten months.
Bruce died before the Ice Bucket Challenge but he would have loved all of the excitement generated by it and the awareness that resulted.
The funds raised by the Walk are crucial to ALS patients. The money supports research and goes toward buying expensive equipment which makes the lives of ALS patients more comfortable and fulfilling.
Thank you,
Cindy
WALK LOCATION
Payson Park - September 15, 2024 10:00 am
When we forget, a person is truly gone. Please remember Bruce
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