WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT
ALS hint: it’s not about buckets of ice

We all know what this
is don’t we?

Even the celebrities are doing
it.

ALS? ABOUT really know But
how much do you

More than 12,000 cases in
the US alone. Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

5 YEARS WITHIN Most ALS
patients OF DIAGNOSIS DIE Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

There is no test for
it. & There is no cure.

myotrophic ateral clerosisLA S What
it stands for: i.e. a neurodegenerative disease with various causes

Person without ALS: Upper Motor
Neurons Lower Motor Neurons Muscle connected to connected to everything works

Upper Motor Neurons Lower Motor
Neurons Muscle degenerated degenerated Person with ALS: loss of function

muscle spasticity dysarthriadysphagia/dyspnea What could
happen in ‘sciencey’ terms muscle atrophy muscle atrophy muscle atrophy

your muscles lose function you
can’t speak properly you have trouble in the toilet you can’t eat or breathe properly What could happen in non ‘sciencey’ terms you can’t feel your arms you can’t walk

Imagine if you couldn’t: Eat
Breathe Walk Button Your Shirt anymore.. Talk Kiss your loved one Use the bathroomImage Source: ALS Society of Manitoba

No more.. Walking by the
beach Saying “I love you” Munching on your fries Taking a supreme dump Meeting up with friends Hugging someone

It’s that scary.

Yet some people live with
it EVERY DAMN DAY Watch Anthony Carbajal’s message.

suffers from ALS image from
Wikimedia Commons Stephen Hawking renowned cosmologist

More ice is fine. But
remember why the challenge exists.

ALS *739,000 new donors. The
ALS Association has seen Read NY Times article here *as at 21 August 2014

Will you help as well?

Visit alsa.org donate and help
further ALS research

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