OdessaQuilts

Good question Lisa. ALS is Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. For those who don't know, it robs the muscles of their ability to function/work. Eventually, the sufferer ends up in a wheelchair, bedridden, and sometimes on a ventilator as even their diaphragm gets affected and they are unable to breath. But imagine it: your brain (as it is NOT muscle) still functions like it always did. So you are in a body that doesn't work, you likely can't talk at some point, but your mind is still okay. It's such a devastating disease and there is no cure. I could devote my time to so many worthy causes, but there is something about this one that touches me. I can only imagine what someone with the disease suffers, and pray that I never get it.