Tricia Barron
Walking for our Dad
Event: | Johnstown Walk |
Date: | Saturday, July 27, 2024 |
Team: | MAMA MAYAK |
As a family we walk for many reasons but, our main reason is to walk in memory of our Dad, Frank E. Mayak. Our Dad has been gone for fourteen years. It seems like yesterday that we were still taking care of him. He still lived at home with the help of a caregiver. We struggled as a family to take care of Dad because he progressed with the disease so quickly.
As caregivers, we watched Dad get frustrated with ALS because he wasn't able to do the things he once loved to do. Even the common everyday tasks were a struggle. It was heartbreaking to watch Dad trying to lift his feet an inch off of the ground or even lift his head on his own.
After his passing, friends and family members donated funds to help other ALS patients. That's when, as a family, we decided to start the Frank E Mayak foundation support group at Conemaugh Hospital. We felt this group was important to give patients and caregivers help closer to home without traveling to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. Please continue to support our efforts to help people living with ALS by giving to our Walk to Defeat ALS team. We continue to fight so that no one else has to struggle with this disease.
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