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My Story
When I was in the third grade, my parents sat me down and told me Dad had been diagnosed with a disease i had never heard of. A disease, that would become all too familiar in the years to come. ALS - those three letters bring tears to my eyes. I remember one day i was in our driveway shooting the basketball. Dad came outside and was watching me shoot. I asked him if he wanted to play and he told me "I can't anymore, son." That is the moment the disease became real to me. By the time I was a fifth grader (Age 11) my dad was in a wheelchair, could barely talk, and mom had to feed him. When I was only 13, Dad lost his fight with ALS and went to be in Heaven with the Lord. The majority of my life, my dad has either been gone or sick. We have been doing this walk every year in honor of him. In honor of those who can't walk anymore. It has been 15 years since he passed away and we will still be walking!
Why do we continue to walk...
· We walk to remember Larry Pickett (dad)
· We walk because we can....
· We walk to continue the fight against this disease
· We walk so others don't have to go through what we did
· We walk to raise monies in hopes that one day there will be a cure
· We walk to bring awareness of this deadly killer
· We walk in honor of all those who lost their lives
· We walk in support of those currently battling this cruel disease – many of you today
We will continue to walk... to remember the legacy of our loved ones, Team Larry's Legacy will continue to walk to remember Larry Pickett and We will continue to fight ALS!
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When someone you love gets diagnosed with ALS, the first thing you ask is what can I do to help? For many people like me, the answer is to participate in Walk ALS Georgia, which raises awareness and money to support Georgians living with ALS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease that slowly robs a person of the ability to walk, speak, swallow, and breathe. It can strike anyone and, although there has been a lot of advancements in ALS research, we still don’t know what causes it. An ALS diagnosis is fatal because there is no cure.
I am walking so that, one day, when Georgians hear the words, “You have ALS,” it will no longer mean that they likely will die within two to five years. I am walking so that Georgians living with ALS today know that they are not alone. I’m walking to assure that when they need help, they will be able to get it from ALS United of Georgia. I am walking to give them hope.
You may not know anyone with ALS, but you do know me, and I am asking for your support. Will you please consider joining me to make strides in the fight against ALS? You can join our team or make a gift to support our team. Either way, with your help, we can enhance the lives of people living with ALS, every day until we find a cure.
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