Descubra ideas de regalos pensadas y prácticas en nuestra Guía de regalos para personas que viven con ELA, desarrollada con la ayuda de nuestros coordinadores de servicios de apoyo. Ya sea que esté buscando un regalo para un ser querido …
January 2024 Foundation eNews
Local Students doing their part to fight ALS Last semester, students at Elk Grove High School completed a long-running fundraising project for the Les Turner ALS Foundation. Their teacher, Caryn Blanke, started this project 12 years ago with the help …
January 2024 Foundation eNews
For all your support, we thank you As the new year begins, we at the Les Turner ALS Foundation are filled with immense gratitude. Thanks to your incredible support during our end-of-year campaign, we can provide essential resources, care, and hope …
December 2023 Foundation eNews
Every Moment Counts: Brian and Katy’s ALS Journey This holiday season, join us in making an impact on families like Brian Davis, Katy McNeil, and their two young children, Ada and Penny. Brian’s journey, from a difficult diagnosis to care …
The things that matter the most
Brian Davis was diagnosed with ALS last year at the age of 35. This holiday season, Brian and his wife Katy McNeil want to share how the disease has affected them – and how much your support for the Les …
2023 Gift Guide for People Living With ALS
On Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or any day this holiday gift season, it’s never too early to start looking for the perfect present. If your holiday shopping list includes someone who is living with ALS or a caregiver, we’ve compiled …
November 2023 Foundation eNews
ALS Better Care Act Makes Its Way to the Senate Exciting news from Capitol Hill: the ALS Better Care Act has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, a crucial step towards improving access to multidisciplinary care for those battling ALS. …
Studies Identify Novel Underpinnings of Genetic ALS
A pair of recent studies from the laboratory of Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Neuromuscular Disease and of Neuroscience and a member of the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, have uncovered novel …
Letter to the Editor: Support veterans with ALS
This letter was published in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 For many people, baseball is the first thing that comes to mind when they think of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, thanks to New York Yankees player …
October 2023 Foundation eNews
Roll the Dice for a Great Cause! Dive into an evening of thrills at the 17th Annual All In For ALS Casino Night this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 7-11 p.m. at the East Bank Club in Chicago, hosted by our …
