We first heard about Deb's story back in August. We were promoting her benefit planned to assist her with medical costs associated with the horrific disease, ALS. She and many other members of her family have been diagnosed with this debilitating illness, and some have passed away. On top of all of that, she is now suffering in more ways than imaginable.
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease is one of the most debilitating illnesses a person can be diagnosed with. This disease currently is incurable, and devastates not only the person impacted, but their family as well. You may remember the world-famous "Ice Bucket Challenge" that raised awareness and funds for treatment research. Well, one Washington Mills woman is battling the diseas
Remember that time last summer we all posted videos on Facebook of us pouring buckets of ice water on our heads? It was all in the name of raising money for ALS. One year later, where did all of the money they raised go?
We all know about the #ALSIceBucketChallenge, but actor and comedian David Spade has participated in this fight for ALS, in a whole different way! I know what you're thinking, and YES he did make a donation. A very generous donation! Check out this viral campaign like you've never seen it before!
The Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS Awareness has now gone completely viral and almost anyone with a Facebook account has already accepted the challenge. Even better than all the people posting their awesome videos, millions of dollars have been raised for this great cause. One of the biggest questions is where and how did this whole campaign begin?
After being nominated by good buddy Mike Cambridge to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, I was actually pretty excited. I was glad to finally become involved in such an awesome campaign to bring awareness to such a terrible disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gherig's Disease as it's also known as effects an additional 5,000 people each year. Awareness is key to truly make a change and
Have you seen these videos on Facebook recently? You know, the ones that feature friends nominating other friends to dump freezing cold buckets of ice water on themselves. It has unfortunately started to gain a little bit of negative attention. Hopefully, people will see the good in this positive effort to bring awareness to a terrible disease.