In April 2017, a songwriter named Bryan Wayne Galentine was also diagnosed with ALS. He was only 49.
“Growing up, Bryan’s dream was to play baseball,” his wife, Staci, recalls. “He played in college, but then he got injured. Still, he always dreamed of being part of the major leagues.”
Michelle Johnson-Anderson never intended to become a nurse. It was a guidance counselor at Panama Central School who pointed her in that direction.
That advice ultimately set into motion what ended up being a 40-year career in the field, with the last half as the longest-serving instructor for the licensed practical nursing program at Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. During that time she has helped guide aspiring nurses into countless careers in hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and management.
The Pacing Parson, a.k.a Don Stevenson, walking down Cole Street before taking off back to Auburn. Photo by Ray Miller-Still
The Pacing Parson, a.k.a Don Stevenson, walking down Cole Street before taking off back to Auburn. Photo by Ray Miller-Still
Famed charity walker Stevenson nears end of 300-mile walk for ALS
The Pacing Parson is still going strong, despite his partial blindness.
By Ray Miller-Still
Friday, March 12, 2021 8:50amNEWS
The Pacing Parson is back on his feet.
You may not know him by his name, Don Stevenson, but you may have seen him over the last two decades as he’s traversed not just South King County, but across the nation to raise awareness (and funds) for various causes.
In total, it’s likely Stevenson, 85, has walked more than 70,000 miles, including a 3,000-mile walk from Seattle to Portland, Maine.
Their meeting on the field was brief. A hello, some small talk, a photo. Then, with a game to play Wednesday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz., A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty and Rockies outfielder Sam Hilliard retreated to their respective dugouts and their respective rooting interests.
Grandmas always take a very special place in our hearts. When a local family was dealt with the devastating news that she had ALS, a deadly disease, a plan rapidly went into place to not only keep her memory alive but to help others for many years to come, struggling with the same thing.
Nearly 70,000 people have signed an online petition asking Biogen to provide an experimental ALS drug to a patient requesting it under compassionate use, but the pharma is sticking to its decision not to offer the treatment.
Lisa Stockman-Mauriello is formerly from Charlotte. Her family is begging Biogen to give Lisa a drug not yet approved by the FDA so she can see her sons graduate.
Tim Green has been a college football star, an NFL lineman for the Atlanta Falcons, a prolific author, a network analyst, and a lawyer. He’s also an ALS patient. Now, people in his hometown see him as a problematic landlord.
My daily mantra: ALS will kill me. But it won’t break me.
I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in late 2019. It took doctors a while to figure out why, at age 59, I was falling as often as a 2-year-old.
Norfolk Police tweeted a video on Friday sharing a surprise drive-by salute to a former officer diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS.