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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Roger Petrone Jr.

Thinking back on his life, Roger Petrone Jr., 41, says he often wonders: “If I were given a second chance in my former healthy state, how I could have been more of a help to others and a better person overall?” The healthy state to which he refers was prior to July 2007, when he received a diagnosis of ALS. In...
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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