Last Christmas I was playing hockey. Now I need help to stand up. John Hamm, diagnosed with ALS in 2014 One of John Hamm’s favourite holiday traditions is playing pond hockey with his three kids. But this year, he won’t be strapping on skates. This holiday season, John’s wife Cathy will bundle him up in […]
The holidays will never be the same for John
Published in Stories on December 15, 2015
Tags: ALS, als stories, awareness, care, caregiving, community, families with ALS
Today is Giving Tuesday
Published in Stories on December 1, 2015
Tags: fundraising, giving, support
Today is Giving Tuesday. On this very special day of giving from the heart, I hope you’ll give the most precious gift of all — the gift of hope. Right now, approximately 3,000 Canadians are living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) — a degenerative disease that quickly and progressively steals a person’s mobility, speech and […]