These are my friends, Paul and Sherrie…..

Paul is an amazing, fun loving person, and I’m very lucky to count him as one of the best friends I’ve ever had.  Unfortunately, Paul was also diagnosed with ALS about 2 years ago.

The last time we had a major thunderstorm in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in TX, Paul called and wondered what I was up to.  Those of you with Statlers know exactly what I was doing – I was waiting out the thunder and lightning so I could plug Thing One and Thing Two back in.  We had a quick catch up type conversation and talked about what each of us had been up to lately. 

Paul also commented that he finally understood how dogs felt because they did not have opposable thumbs.  I remember laughing with him about watching for someone he knew on the street to pass by so he could finish getting dressed each morning.  This is Paul – even facing all he faces every day, he takes the time to be funny. 

I spend a lot of time thinking about how sad and unfair it is that ALS has chosen Paul to take. Not that he’s any more or less deserving than the thousands of other folks who are also diagnosed, but because I’m completely selfish and am not ready for Paul to be a casualty of such an unjust disease.

My sincerest hope is that, with everyone’s help, enough money can be raised to help find a cure for this particular monster.

Often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. The life expectancy of an ALS patient averages 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis.

Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes another person will lose their battle against this disease. ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic boundaries.

This crippling disease can strike anyone. Presently there is no known cause of the disease though support is bringing researchers closer to an answer. In the mean time it costs an average of $200,000 a year to provide the care ALS patients need. Help make a difference and donate or join a walk today.

I'm offering a couple of E2E designs for free to boost donations to the ALS Foundation.  I haven't figured out how to make them automatically downloadable, but if you donate through PayPal to my email address (julielawson10@sbcglobal.net), I'll have your email and I'll forward the designs to you.

If anyone feels like this is a cause they can support, but would rather donate to Sherrie's efforts directly, please follow this link for additional information....

http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/NorthTexasWalk?px=2354282&pg=personal&fr_id=6015&et=9mZpDXysKuD-7oxo8w6l5g..&s_tafId=94517

Thanks to all who are willing to help us work together!!

Hugs!

Julie 

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