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Check out the Spring 2023 Care Services Newsletter. Inside you will find:Legacy Building: learn about how people with ALS have built their legacy and what they have learned from their…
Matching Gift Success!Thanks to three special matching gift supporters, we raised $6,418 on March 31st. There’s still time to support this program – give today and become a leader in…
Are you a State of Oregon taxpayer who will receive an income tax refund? You can support The ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter by giving through your tax refund. Funds…
Participate in AmazonSmile? Don’t miss out on your final opportunities to benefit the ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter over the next three weeks! Amazon recently announced that it plans…
Melanie Canton of Vancouver, WA “My husband was diagnosed with ALS in May of 2021. The diagnosis was devastating and turned our lives upside down. I struggled through the next…
Blog post from the ALS Association. View Original Source. In the summer of 2014, millions of us took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Celebrities, friends and family members all…
The ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter honors and appreciates all veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. This Veterans Day, we’d like to introduce Kelly Nace, a…
Did you know that it is possible to look at MILLIONS of cells over many months at one time to track their health? Dr. Steven Finkbeiner at the Gladstone Institutes…
Written by Laura Geilenfeldt, LMSW – Southern Oregon Care Services Coordinator I recently had the privilege of meeting with Jonathan and Amber Jenson. In honor of Caregiver Appreciation Month, I…
Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy is a groundbreaking concept that has drastically changed the gene therapy landscape. In the 12 years since the first study was initiated in ALS, ASO therapy…