This will be my 18th year participating in Walk ALS Georgia as the captain of Team DeMario, raising funds and walking in honor and memory of my father who battled Lou Gehrig's disease and passed away in 1997. Thank you for helping me reach my fundraising goal! This is an exciting opportunity for us to work together to support those affected by Lou Gehrig's Disease and to spread awareness of the urgency to find treatments and a cure.

Ever since I moved to Atlanta I've been participating in the ALS Walk, and the experience has only gotten better each year. With your support, Team DeMario continues to raise funds each year which go directly to benefit patient services here in Georgia, enhancing quality of life and empowering patients and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support. The funds raised here also go towards research, aggressively searching for new forms of treatment and ultimately, a cure for ALS!

Your support means the world to me and to ALS United of Georgia. Thank you so much, I can't wait to walk with my family and friends this year in honor of my Dad and all of the heroes who have fought or are currently fighting this disease!

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.