Posts Tagged ‘als support’

ALS Canada community support services continue to evolve during COVID-19

Published in Support & Services, Update on July 17, 2020

Tags: als ontario support, als support, caregiving, community, Community-based support, COVID19, living with ALS, support als ontario, supporting people with als

How support services are changing In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, our number one priority was to support the safety of the ALS community and our staff, and as a result, we quickly pivoted to moving all ALS Canada office staff to working remotely from home and made changes to our service model to […]
Music and resiliency: lessons from my father

Published in Events, Walk To End ALS on May 29, 2019

Tags: 2019-personal-stories, als canada, als ontario, ALS research, als support, clinical trials als, end als, finding a cure for als, funding als, funding als research, funding als trials, funding research for als, researching als, the walk to end als, walk to end als

Talking about his dad’s ALS diagnosis, Connor Stratton, 17, says, “It’s a hard thing to understand at times, but it’s good to try to look at the bright side because my dad still has his spirits up. He’s still happy around us, and that’s something that reflects on all of us.” Kerry Stratton, a well-known […]
Reinforcing spiritual values through community connection

Published in Events, Walk To End ALS on May 29, 2019

Tags: 2019-personal-stories, als canada, als clinical trials, als ontario support, ALS research, als support, clinical trials als, end als, finding a cure for als, funding als, funding als research, funding als trials, support als ontario, the walk to end als, walk to end als

Since receiving his ALS diagnosis in February 2018, Mark Ianniello’s life has changed in profound ways. He is a 49-year-old father to three teenagers and can no longer work to help support his family. ALS has affected his speech and his mobility. Mark admits to having ups and downs. Despite the challenges, he says ALS […]

Posts Tagged ‘als support’

ALS Canada community support services continue to evolve during COVID-19

Music and resiliency: lessons from my father

Reinforcing spiritual values through community connection