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Caregiver reflects on ALS journey, impact of donations

November 28, 2016 by Elise Bernard 1 Comment

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When Kristin Sedate’s father was diagnosed with ALS in 2014, she stepped in to serve as one of his primary caregivers. Read her story about their journey through ALS and what your donations meant to their family. 

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Filed Under: Inspiring PALS, Stories Tagged With: als, als clinics, als stories, ALS Texas, assistive technology, caregiver, caregivers, clinics, diagnosis, grants, pals, patient services, san antonio, support groups, walk to defeat als

In Honoring One of Their Own, Buffalo Wild Wings Hopes to Help Many

October 4, 2016 by Elise Bernard 2 Comments

Sha Groves lost her husband Greg to ALS in 2014, but continues to be involved with ALS Texas to help those currently battling this disease. Read her story about their journey with ALS and how Buffalo Wild Wings stepped in to help. 

Robert Gregory Groves, better known as “Greg,” was a lovely man. From our first introduction, he seemed very quiet. He loved to observe and was quite the jokester. He started his career at Buffalo Wild Wings in November 2005 as an Assistant General Manager in Rosenberg, Texas. He worked his way up to General Manager and then was eventually promoted to Regional Manager. The company was under huge growth at the time, and he knew he had found his home. He was responsible for opening up several locations in Houston and the surrounding area.

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Filed Under: Fundraising, Inspiring PALS, Stories Tagged With: als, als stories, ALS Texas, Donate, fundraising, houston, pals, patient services

After 13 Years, Regional Development Manager Bonnie Walsh is Still Inspired by Patients and Families

September 19, 2016 by Bonnie Walsh 3 Comments

Bonnie Walsh has served the ALS Association of Texas in different roles since March 2003. She currently serves as the Regional Development Manager for the Southwest Region of the state, managing two Walks to Defeat ALS and Battle ALS with Flowers, as well as other development activities. Read her story about her time with the Chapter and how it’s affected her life – both professionally and personally. 

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Filed Under: Fundraising, Stories, Walk to Defeat ALS Tagged With: als, als stories, ALS Texas, battle ALS with flowers, fundraising, ice bucket challenge, pals, san antonio, walk to defeat als

One ALS Patient Shares Importance of Walk to Defeat ALS

September 7, 2016 by Elise Bernard Leave a Comment

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David Cabe was diagnosed with ALS in 2015 and is an active participant in the Austin Walk to Defeat ALS as part of his team, Cabe’d Crusaders. Read about what participating in the Walk means for him and his battle with ALS.

As many of you know, I have ALS. This is a devastating disease. By the time I was diagnosed, it had already robbed me of the ability to walk unaided and was relentlessly taking away the ability to use my hands, swallow, speak, and breathe. But just knowing where to turn after my diagnosis was almost as daunting and overwhelming as the disease itself.

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Filed Under: Fundraising, Inspiring PALS, Stories, Walk to Defeat ALS Tagged With: als, als clinics, als stories, ALS Texas, Donate, fundraising, pals, patient services, walk to defeat als, why we walk

Fostering Confidence, Hope for Those with ALS Motivates Care Services Director

August 16, 2016 by Steve Morse Leave a Comment

Steve Morse has been with the ALS Association of Texas for nine years, serving in various capacities. Read his story about how he got involved, the impact of his work in his life, and his vision for the ALS community in Texas. 

I went to school to study psychology and always thought I would be a psychologist. But when I finished my bachelor’s degree, I was ready to be done with school for the time being. I went to work for a brain injury rehab clinic and helped people who had had traumatic brain injuries from strokes, car accidents, or other head trauma.  It was the first job that I had where I could apply what I learned in school. After that, I went into the mental health field working for a company that cared for people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Our goal was to keep them out of the psychiatric hospital – to teach them about medication management, how to live in a community with other people, and how to manage their mental health issues.

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RQS Partners with ALS Texas to Provide Top Quality Respiratory Care to Patients

August 10, 2016 by Elise Bernard Leave a Comment

Keith bust smilingRespiratory Quality Services is a respiratory company focused on providing top quality services for all Respiratory Medical Home Equipment. RQS specializes in ventilation and secretion clearance of the neuromuscular patient population. RQS maintains a Gold Partner status of the ALS Association of Texas. Read more about how Keith Sanborn, President and Owner, got involved with ALS Texas and how it benefits his company’s work.  

I had my first interaction with people suffering from ALS when I worked for Methodist Hospital in Houston. I worked with a pulmonologist who was treating numerous ALS patients. During my time there, I saw the increasing need for a respiratory durable medical equipment company outside of the clinic environment. Thus, RQS was born in October 2008.

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Dr. Appel and the ALS Association Partner to Expand Multidisciplinary Care in Texas

August 9, 2016 by Elise Bernard Leave a Comment

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Today, the ALS Association invested $50,000 into the Houston Methodist ALS Clinic led by neurologist Stanley H. Appel, MD, and recognized it as an ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence.

Dr. Appel has had a long-standing partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the collaboration among the three entities aims to provide top notch care to people with ALS, as well as provide maximum resources to patients and families. Many regular clinic patients were already turning to both MDA and the ALS Association for services. Dr. Appel’s top priority is the patient and making sure he or she has everything he or she needs, so when the opportunity arose for ALS Texas to partner with the Houston Methodist ALS Clinic, Dr. Appel agreed that it would be best for the patient.

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Filed Under: News, Walk to Defeat ALS Tagged With: als, ALS News, ALS Texas, clinics, walk to defeat als

New Gene Discovered that Contributes to ALS

July 25, 2016 by Elise Bernard 1 Comment

$1 Million Grant from Ice Bucket Challenge Helped Spur Discovery

Today, researchers from Project MinE announced that they have identified a new gene NEK1 that ranks among the most common genes that contribute to ALS. The study revealed an association between mutations in the gene and ALS. The discovery of NEK1 gives scientists an exciting new target for drug development.

Approximately 10 percent of ALS cases are familial, meaning genes are inherited from a family member. The other 90 percent of ALS cases are sporadic, or without a family history. The NEK1 gene is present in approximately 3 percent of all ALS cases.

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Filed Under: Ice Bucket Challenge, News, Research, Research News Tagged With: als, ALS gene, ALS Research, ice bucket challenge, NEK1, Project MinE

Executive Director Tanner Hockensmith Shares Experience with ALS, Vision for Texas Chapter

July 7, 2016 by Tanner Hockensmith Leave a Comment

Life is funny. If someone had told me when I graduated college that I would be leading an effort to help people with ALS and to put an end to this disease, my response would have been “ALS? What the heck is that?” But now, I can’t imagine a life not knowing what it is, not fighting every day to ensure patients get quality care, and not fighting like hell to find a cure for this disease.

Hockensmith Family

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Congress Takes Action on ALS Priorities

July 5, 2016 by Elise Bernard Leave a Comment

Thanks to nationwide advocacy efforts, Congress is taking action on several priorities for the ALS Community.

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2017 Health and Human Services spending bill and included $10 million to continue funding to the National ALS Registry. The National ALS Registry is a congressionally directed registry for people in the U.S. with ALS. It is a program to collect, manage, and analyze data about people with living with ALS, which helps doctors and scientists learn more as they work toward a cure. It is the only population-based registry in the U.S.

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Filed Under: Advocacy, News, Research, Research News Tagged With: advocacy, als, ALS Advocacy, ALS Registry, ALS Research

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