Saturday, in Center City Park in downtown Greensboro, the ALS Association held the Greensboro Walk to help defeat ALS. Friends and families put together teams to help build community, heighten awareness, and fundraise for ALS. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerves in the spinal cord and the brain. Muscles can't get the nourishment they need and the person gets progressively weaker.
The above ALS Team, "Team Roxie", supports Roxie Shelton, who died after a courageous battle with the disease. It was so inspiring to see these teams cross the finish line and spend this quality time together. Often, teams crossed the finish line a team member in a wheelchair on the walk with them. Events like the ALS walk provide a sense of accomplishment and joy and a brief respite from all of the serious conversation about the disease that people with ALS face daily. If someone ever asks you to donate, give what you can- from cash to time to emotional support and everything in between.
A worthy cause.
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 11:13 AM