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Travel Tips for People with ALS and Their Families

June 9, 2025 Comments Off on Travel Tips for People with ALS and Their Families

Travel offers potential for fun and a potential for challenges for every family. People with ALS face particular challenges with travel that require planning to be best prepared. The care…

June 2025 Newsletter

June 2, 2025 Comments Off on June 2025 Newsletter

News & Updates ALS United Mid-Atlantic Advocates Make an Impact This May, ALS United Mid-Atlantic advocates shared their personal stories to advance important needs for the ALS community. Our advocates…

June 2025 Volunteer of the Month: Karolina Fraczkowska

May 30, 2025 Comments Off on June 2025 Volunteer of the Month: Karolina Fraczkowska

When Karolina Fraczkowska meets with a member of Congress to talk about ALS, she always starts with, “My Tommy.” For over a decade, Karolina has been an energetic advocate for…

Mushroom Festival Supports ALS United Mid-Atlantic

May 28, 2025 Comments Off on Mushroom Festival Supports ALS United Mid-Atlantic

ALS United Mid-Atlantic is grateful for the generous grant from the Mushroom Festival! The grant was presented to Director of Development, Donna Cleary, at a dinner this week hosted by…

Lehigh Valley ALS Clinic Mackin Memorial

May 27, 2025 Comments Off on Lehigh Valley ALS Clinic Mackin Memorial

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the team at The Lehigh Valley Health Network Neuromuscular and ALS Center for Comprehensive Care organized a deeply meaningful memorial service for local ALS families.…

Wendy’s Warriors: Honoring an Amazing Teacher

May 5, 2025 Comments Off on Wendy’s Warriors: Honoring an Amazing Teacher

Lindsay Troop is participating in the 2025 Hershey ALS United Walk in honor of her dear friend and colleague, Wendy, who was diagnosed with ALS in March. After her diagnosis,…

May 2025 Newsletter

May 1, 2025 Comments Off on May 2025 Newsletter

News & Updates ALS Awareness Month May is ALS Awareness Month and you can make a difference. This month, we will highlight facts about ALS, recent scientific breakthroughs, and vital…

Wrestling with ALS

April 29, 2025 Comments Off on Wrestling with ALS

From headlocks to genetic therapy, Josh Hunter is doing all that he can to knock out ALS, and he’s adding new tag-team partners along the way. Josh Hunter is living…

May is ALS Awareness Month

April 29, 2025 Comments Off on May is ALS Awareness Month

May is ALS Awareness Month and you can make a difference. This month, we will highlight facts about ALS, recent scientific breakthroughs, and vital public policy initiatives. We will shine…

May 2025 Volunteers of the Month: University of Scranton Cheerleaders

April 29, 2025 Comments Off on May 2025 Volunteers of the Month: University of Scranton Cheerleaders

The ALS United Walk raises important funding and awareness for the ALS cause. Organizers and volunteers are essential to making sure the Walk event runs smoothly and that everyone who…