“Shortly after being diagnosed, I began researching and discovered how devastating this disease really is,” Pattie says. “In those early months I struggled emotionally with the outlook that was now my reality. Eventually, I chose to use my situation as motivation to try and make a difference for the future of ALS.”
The 2022 Ride to Defeat ALS, an annual Team Challenge ALS fundraising event hosted by The ALS Association Massachusetts Chapter, will be held at the Longfellow Tennis & Health Club in Wayland, Massachusetts on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
The 2022 Boston Walk to Defeat ALS, an annual fundraising event hosted by The ALS Association Massachusetts Chapter, will be held at UMass Boston on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
The 2022 North Shore Walk to Defeat ALS, an annual fundraising event hosted by The ALS Association Massachusetts Chapter, will be held at Endicott College on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
The 2022 Worcester Walk to Defeat ALS, an annual fundraising event hosted by The ALS Association Massachusetts Chapter, will be held at Worcester's brand-new Polar Park, home of the Worcester Red Sox (WooSox) on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
The ALS Association supports ACT for ALS and the Promising Pathway Act as they were originally introduced in the last Congress. Following the 2020 election, a new Congress was sworn-in in January of 2021. The legislative process requires that both bills be reintroduced to the newly elected Congress, and we are working with our congressional champions to reintroduce them as soon as possible. We believe both bills will make a positive impact on people living with ALS and look forward to working with the community and Congress to pass them.
“To say that Gae Skager has been a beacon of hope in the ALS community is a significant understatement,” says Anne Supplee, Care Services Coordinator from The ALS Association Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Chapter. “Since her diagnosis in 2003, Gae has made it her mission to educate others, raise awareness and fund research for ALS.”