NW Wisconsin ALS Support Group

What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a progressive fatal neuromuscular disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain to the spinal cord. ALS is one of the most devastating of disorders which affect the function of nerves and muscles. Once thought rare, it is now fairly common, with 5000 new diagnoses per year in the USA. Most who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70. Click here for more info on ALS.

Group leader: Sally Krohn -- skrohn@discover-net.net, 715-723-1694

For more information about the ALS Support Group or the PALS Community Home, see their new web page:
www.palshome.net

News

• Check out the ALS Survival Guide
• Read about Sally's background
• The ALS Home Opens in December 1998!
• Group co-founder Lew Neff passed away 2/17/98

Newspaper archives

• 03/22/92, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram -- ALS Support Group Formed
• 05/26/96, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram -- Modern Medicine
• 07/13/96, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram -- NW WI ALS Group gets award
• 08/01/98, CVBC Newsletter -- Sally's Dream
• 08/12/98, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram -- ALS Dream Home
• 12/07/98, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram -- ALS Home Opens!
• 02/17/99, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram -- First ALS Home resident dies

Links to other ALS-related web pages

• Gus! Online -- software solutions for ALS, MS, etc.
• ALS Survival Guide
• ALS Association
• Other ALS support groups: [ Around the country] | [SE Wisconsin] | [Minneapolis]
• Internet search for ALS: [Google] | [Yahoo] | [ AltaVista]

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