Jessica Klimesh

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We walk in memory of Mary Ann!

From the 2020 Walk to Defeat ALS

$2,055.00

Raised

$1,000.00

Goal

Of Goal

Welcome to My Fundraising Page

Event:	Toledo Walk
Date:	Sunday, October 8, 2023
Team:	Mary Ann's Quilting Bees

I'm participating in the Walk to Defeat ALS in memory of my mom, Mary Ann, who was diagnosed with ALS in October of 2019 and died from the disease in December 2020. In honor of my mom's love for quilting, our team name is Mary Ann's Quilting Bees.

My mom's ability to speak and swallow were affected first, more than a year before her diagnosis. She underwent multiple tests before a diagnosis was finally reached. She gradually lost all ability to speak and swallow, and her legs and arms eventually became weaker as well.

It is my hope that someday people who are diagnosed with ALS will have hope of treatment or even a cure upon diagnosis. And that's why I walk. Donations to the Walk to Defeat ALS go toward research and resources to help families facing this terminal diagnosis; no donation is too small.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow, and breathe. The life expectancy of a person with ALS averages 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis. ALS can strike anyone, and presently there is no known cause or cure.