by Kacie Banegas | Mar 22, 2023 | Blog, Adventure, ALS Patient Adventures
Dave McNeilNovember 2022 “There are easy parts when traveling on this ALS journey. I find it easy to dwell on what I can no longer do. I also find it easy to pull back into my shell and isolate myself. It is easier to not expend what little energy I have. But by...
by Kacie Banegas | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog, Technology, Testimonials
“For more than 50 years I was a broadcast journalist. During that half century I worked in commercial, public, educational, and international broadcasting – in management, in the classroom, and on the air. My voice and the words I wrote were heard around...
by Kacie Banegas | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Technology, Testimonials
“Thank you Team Gleason for helping me cover the copay for my Tobii TD Pilot with eye gaze! I was diagnosed with Bulbar ALS in April 2021. Within six months, I lost the ability to speak. I found other ways to communicate through my phone, but the weakening of my...
by Kacie Banegas | Jun 21, 2022 | Blog, Technology, Testimonials
June 21st is Global ALS/MND Awareness Day. In the U.S., every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes someone with ALS dies. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and outside the US as Motor Neuron...
by Kacie Banegas | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog, Technology, Testimonials
“I am delighted that I have finally received my customized Permobil power wheelchair! Thanks to a grant from Team Gleason, my chair also includes the ability to elevate. This feature allows me to be more independent by helping me get to a standing position to...