Ya know that stuff that you do every single day but don't even think about? Stuff like walking, talking, giving a hug, chuckling, burping, sneezing and all that? We all do it without even thinking. It's just normal, everyday stuff that almost every person on the planet does. When we see something hilarious on TV we let the laughter ripple out from us. When our friends have a bad day we give them a hug and a chance to vent to us. When we're wanting to get out and enjoy nice weather we go for a walk or a bike ride or a drive through the countryside with the windows down. Now take just a second and imagine with me. No seriously, imagine with me. Imagine that all those things were gradually taken away from you. Little by little, you lost your ability to walk. Then one day your speech started becoming slurred and it was a little harder for people to understand you. And then you started having to write down what you wanted to say. And then your hands stopped working and the only way you could communicate was with your eyes. You couldn't walk or laugh or tell someone how you were feeling. Gradually, you became sealed in between your two ears. You were fully aware of everything going on around you but couldn't express yourself at all. You couldn't eat any of your favorite foods. You couldn't scratch a mosquito bite. You couldn't even wipe yourself in the bathroom. Can you imagine someone having to accompany you into the bathroom to wipe you? This is what people with Lou Gehrig's Disease deal with every single day. But not only this. They also have the knowledge that death is coming quickly. They don't know what day might be their last and they aren't able to tell anyone that they love them or that seeing them made their day better. They are a mind trapped inside a body which knows that death is coming and nothing will prolong their life.
This is something worth fighting. Give an ALS patient some hope and some help today and donate to the search for a cure.
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