I am walking in honor of my late husband's dearest friend, brother from another mother, Chris Fox.  Chris is one of the finest people that I know, and this diagnosis for him has broken my heart for him & his family.  This illness is horrible; you visually watch someone's life simply drain from them.  Still praying for a miracle. 

In the picture below, you’ll see my late husband Andrew on the far right with Chris sitting to his left at our son Zack’s 13th birthday party.  Paintball.  You better believe that with the grins on those 2 faces that they were plotting.  Those 2 always enjoyed the time they spent together - at work & at play with the occasional hunting trip thrown in.  

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 walkALS 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.