ALS: Anyone's Life Story

In its world-leading effort to raise awareness of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), MDA presents ALS: Anyone’s Life Story, an online series that will introduce you to 31 people — one for each day in May — who are living with ALS. We invite you to click on the calendar below to read each individual’s story.

Additionally, please see “ALS: It’s My Story, Too” below, where you can share your own story of how ALS has affected you. Thank you for joining in MDA’s worldwide fight against ALS.

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Kent Ingram

Although Kent Ingram is still in his first year with ALS, the disease already has transformed his life. In February 2012, the father of four left his job as branch manager of the Sherwin-Williams commercial paint store in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Ind., where he used to easily handle big buckets of paint with one...
Ben Thomas 1 Allon Cady 2 Bonnie Shaver 3 Tony Wood 4 Ben Toland 5 Kevin Turner 6 Brian  Carless 7
Phyllis Martin 8 Martin Treat 9 Keith Miner 10 Amie Thornburg 11 Robin Mower 12 Cathy Wolf 13 Dan Evert 14
Clarence Alexander 15 Kent Ingram 16 17 18 19 20 21
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Tell us your ALS story

ALS affects entire families and communities, not just those who receive the diagnosis. Please share your thoughts on how ALS has impacted you, and then take a few moments to be inspired by the stories of others.

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Nancy O’Dell
National ALS Ambassador

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