by Tanner Hockensmith | May 1, 2018 | News
May is ALS Awareness Month. For the next 31 days, we will be dedicated to education about ALS and the important work we’re doing to find treatments and a cure. This month is also dedicated to advocating for people with ALS and their caregivers. This year, Raise...
by Tanner Hockensmith | Dec 29, 2017 | Fundraising
At ALS Texas, we’re committed to providing quality services to people with ALS. From multidisciplinary clinics to support groups, financial assistance, loaning medical equipment free of charge, and research investment, we’re dedicated to helping patients live their...
by Tanner Hockensmith | Dec 26, 2017 | News
Texas is big, really big. Our friends at Texas Humor stated that “if you drive long enough through Texas, you still might not get all the way through it.” As Texans, we pride ourselves on the sheer size of our great state. However, its sprawling cities, growing...
by wpengine | Dec 22, 2017 | Inspiring PALS, Stories
By Ben Stephens Like most people with ALS, I’d noticed some changes long before the diagnosis came. In August 2013, I began having difficulty buttoning my shirt. After seeing three different neurologists, receiving an incorrect diagnosis of multifocal motor...
by wpengine | Dec 18, 2017 | Inspiring PALS, Stories
By Jackie Barry Jackie Barry lives with her husband Tom in Austin, Texas. She was diagnosed with ALS in 2016 and has been involved with the ALS Association since then. Read her story below. In early 2015, I began having a speech problem, like a lisp, which seemed to...
