ALS

...or better known as Lou Gehrig's disease is...well, just a horrible disease that affects about 30,000 people in the US, and 400 of them live right here in MN. Every week 2 people in MN die from this disease and every week 2 people are diagnosed with it. It progresses really fast, people sometimes have only a few months to live after they are diagnosed, while others might enjoy life for 5 years. Although, enjoying is not what they do when they are alive with the diagnose of Lou Gehrig's disease, because once it's diagnosed, it just gets worse. People lose their ability to move, communicate and get trapped in their own body. People with ALS can understand everything that is going on around them and to them, there is just nothing they can do.

Why am I talking about ALS? Because I am now a volunteer for ALS Association. Most of the time people with ALS have caregivers, however, taking care of somebody who has ALS requires a lot of energy and is a very emotionally and time consuming job! There are quite a few families out there (even in MN) who are looking for somebody to come and help them while they can dedicate their time to taking care of their special person with ALS. I get a chance to clean for a person with ALS and their caregiver in an attempt to make their lives easier by removing that chore from their worries. I can't wait to start!!! April 1st is my first day!!!