Started in the summer of 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge was a global phenomenon that raised awareness and tens of millions of research dollars for Amyotrophic…
The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral in the summer of 2014, raising tens of millions of dollars for ALS researchStarted in the summer of 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge was a global phenomenon that raised awareness and tens of millions of research dollars foranniversary of the challenge and the Les Turner ALS Foundation is celebrating milestones made over the last decade in the fight to end the devastating disease.“The Ice Bucket Challenge, I actually did it with guys at the firehouse.
“Couldn't believe it, shock. Still can't wrap my head around it until, you know, but now it's time to do what I can for everybody else who is going to have this disease,” Szymczak said. Dr. Sedra Ajroud-Driss, director of the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at Northwestern, also spoke at the event, encouraged by advancements in patient care.
“First of all, the care we provide the patients, we can treat any symptom of the disease. We do know that patients progress slower now, and their quality of life is much better than let's say 10 years ago,” Ajroud-Driss said.
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