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 to honor and remember my good friend, Mickey Johnston, who was well known as, Shy Tuna. I met Shy through my best friend, Allison. Her father was an amazing person who didn’t let his ALS diagnosis hold him back. Instead, it empowered him to do accomplish major life experiences and spread support for hundreds of fellow ALS patients through a tie-dye shirt ministry. He touched the lives of so many, but especially mine. 

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.