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Thank you for visiting our team's Walk ALS Georgia fundraising page. We are looking forward to walking united for a cure on Walk Day and hope you will join us. If you want to walk with us – or support a team member who is walking – you are in the right place!

This July marks 5 years since I lost my husband, Anthony, to ALS. It’s crazy how 3 letters can change your life forever. 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow, and breathe.

For Anthony, he lost his voice first. I never thought I would miss hearing “Is dinner ready?!” until that moment. After he lost his ability to speak, it became difficult for him to hold his head up on his own, which began to affect his breathing. This disease continued to rapidly break him down.

Anthony was the kindest, most loving man you would have ever met & it broke my heart to see him struggle in that way.

This disease took my best friend, my husband, my love of 28 years away from me – and that is why I Walk.

Last year was difficult, but I will continue to participate in the walkALS Georgia on Saturday, September 20th to help support all the families who are going through what we went through…….and I invite you to join me!

My world has been changed forever, but I hope that I can help change the world of ALS.  

Donnay

Every 90 minutes. That’s how often someone learns they’ve been diagnosed with ALS. In that moment, their life is changed forever. And from that moment on, they are left to navigate an unknown future - a future living with ALS. 

Every 90 minutes. That’s how often someone living with ALS loses his battle because there is no cure for this disease.

We are walking so Georgians living with ALS can get the support they need to live a full life post-diagnosis. It costs on average $250,000 a year to provide the care people living with ALS and their families need. Walk ALS Georgia raises money to provide local care services like direct financial support, respite care, transportation services, and equipment loans to help alleviate that cost for families in Georgia.

We are also walking to support research efforts into treatments and a cure so that an ALS diagnosis is not fatal. Until that day, we will walk on. Join us!