This year, we are serving more Texans with ALS than ever before. This number has especially grown the past two years, and is a strong indicator of our connection with the ALS community here in Texas. But what does this number of people served actually mean? The...
It’s been a year of constant change. But one thing remains the same – our commitment to serving Texans with ALS and their families. Last year, we served more Texans with ALS than ever before – and because of your support, we’re on track to serve even more people in...
In 2020, the ALS Association, in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, launched an innovative approach to research, the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. In most clinical trials, a single drug is tested, and participants cannot be enrolled in more than one trial...
Dr. Daragh Heitzman Founded by Dr. Daragh Heitzman in 2000, the ALS Clinic at Texas Neurology has served the ALS community for the past 20 years. After his neurology residency, Dr. Heitzman went to the Cleveland Clinic, where half of his patients were people with ALS....
“Every August Until a Cure” Pat Quinn was a native of Yonkers, New York and was diagnosed with ALS in March of 2013, just one month after his 30th birthday. Immediately after his diagnosis, Pat vowed to make a difference for others living with the disease....