trying to stay positive
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2007
- Messages
- 313
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 08/2007
- Country
- US
- State
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago area
Hi everyone. I haven't been here for awhile, so some of you won't know me, but I'm sure alot of you will remember me. My husband Lenny passed from ALS 9/28/09, just 26 months after diagnosis. My daughter Selena was 16 when he passed, and is now a high school senior.
Her dream since middle school has been to attend The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago. This is a private art school and very expensive, so she is applying for scholarships in hopes of making it affordable. While doing scholarship searches, she came upon one that looks to involve alot of work, but the rewards would be great. Up to $50,000 worth of great to be exact.
She will be doing an extensive research paper on ALS. The scholarship website is 2010-11 Competition Information
What I am asking/hoping for is for anyone willing to share their story with her. Info that would be helpful include:
Type of ALS - Familial or sporadic
Date of symptom onset
Date of diagnosis
MOST importantly, any info you feel or suspect may have contributed to the development of your ALS. This could be exposure to toxins, head or neck injury, type of work you did, lifestyle, etc.
Any "clusters" of ALS in your area
Any other info you feel would be helpful or relevant
If you wish to share any part of your personal journey with ALS, that too would be appreciated.
If you PM me I can provide you with my email address and/or phone number.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and MANY thanks to anyone willing to help.
Linda
Her dream since middle school has been to attend The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago. This is a private art school and very expensive, so she is applying for scholarships in hopes of making it affordable. While doing scholarship searches, she came upon one that looks to involve alot of work, but the rewards would be great. Up to $50,000 worth of great to be exact.
She will be doing an extensive research paper on ALS. The scholarship website is 2010-11 Competition Information
What I am asking/hoping for is for anyone willing to share their story with her. Info that would be helpful include:
Type of ALS - Familial or sporadic
Date of symptom onset
Date of diagnosis
MOST importantly, any info you feel or suspect may have contributed to the development of your ALS. This could be exposure to toxins, head or neck injury, type of work you did, lifestyle, etc.
Any "clusters" of ALS in your area
Any other info you feel would be helpful or relevant
If you wish to share any part of your personal journey with ALS, that too would be appreciated.
If you PM me I can provide you with my email address and/or phone number.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and MANY thanks to anyone willing to help.
Linda