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Care Services Digest – May 2023

May 8, 2023 Comments Off on Care Services Digest – May 2023

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…

Give Financial Assistance to People Living with ALS

March 1, 2023 Comments Off on Give Financial Assistance to People Living with ALS

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…

State of Oregon Charitable Checkoff Program

January 31, 2023 Comments Off on State of Oregon Charitable Checkoff Program

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…

Don’t Miss Out: Benefit Our Chapter Before AmazonSmile Ends on February 20!

January 27, 2023 Comments Off on Don’t Miss Out: Benefit Our Chapter Before AmazonSmile Ends on February 20!

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 and Laurie Clarke: Words of Wisdom from ALS Caregivers

January 19, 2023 Comments Off on Melanie Canton and Laurie Clarke: Words of Wisdom from ALS Caregivers

 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…

AMX0035 Approved! How We Got Here and What Comes Next

January 10, 2023 Comments Off on AMX0035 Approved! How We Got Here and What Comes 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…

Honoring Kelly Nace and All ALS Veterans in Our Community

November 11, 2022 Comments Off on Honoring Kelly Nace and All ALS Veterans in Our Community

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…

The Brain Bot Harnesses Therapeutic Potential

November 9, 2022 Comments Off on The Brain Bot Harnesses Therapeutic Potential

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…

ALS Family Caregiver Spotlight: Amber Jenson

November 5, 2022 Comments Off on ALS Family Caregiver Spotlight: Amber Jenson

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…

The ALS Association Support Paved the Way for Antisense Therapy

November 1, 2022 Comments Off on The ALS Association Support Paved the Way for Antisense Therapy

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…