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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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