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April 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Anne Bratton

March 29, 2024 Comments Off on April 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Anne Bratton

Anne Bratton exemplifies what is at the heart of the mission for ALS United Mid-Atlantic. Through her compassion and empathy as a Visiting Volunteer, Anne inspires our care team every…

Spark of Hope: Billy Weirich

March 29, 2024 Comments Off on Spark of Hope: Billy Weirich

On Sunday, March 24th, Billy Weirich threw out the first pitch at the East Stroudsburg University softball game for their ALS Awareness Day Game. Billy was diagnosed with ALS in…

Spark of Hope: A Well-Earned Honor

March 29, 2024 Comments Off on Spark of Hope: A Well-Earned Honor

On January 29, 2024, Sean McHale received the John J. Baldi Award for Excellence from the Advisory Board of the Lackawanna-Susquehanna Behavioral Health/Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention Program. Sean recently retired as…

March is Social Work Month

March 15, 2024 Comments Off on March is Social Work Month

March is Social Work Month. To learn more about our valuable social work team, follow our videos on our TikTok channel and on Instagram Reels.       ALS United…

Statement on News from Amylyx

March 15, 2024 Comments Off on Statement on News from Amylyx

ALS United Mid-Atlantic expresses our profound disappointment in the news from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals that Relyvrio did not meet its primary or secondary endpoints in its Phase 3 clinical trial. We…

A United Approach to ALS Research

March 15, 2024 Comments Off on A United Approach to ALS Research

By Dan Quinn,  ALS United Mid-Atlantic Board Chair In the second half of 2023, we officially became ALS United Mid-Atlantic. This separation allows us to retain our independence and preserves…