Today is #LouGehrigDay. The ALS Association recently announced a goal of making ALS a livable disease by 2030.
A man at my company with ALS and many others fought to create this special day. You can read more or donate here:
https://www.als.org/lougehrigdayI was lucky enough to somehow get into the same Bible Study group YEARS ago with Suzy and several other incredible women. I recently learned about Suzy and have wonderful memories of her smile, laugh, stories about her family, crazy stories of nature and REI. She was a beautiful person and her spirit refreshes my soul when I think of her.
Here is some background info on #LouGehrigDay in case you would like to learn more. In 2019, Larry Falivena (who works at my company) and others joined a group that had the idea that Major League Baseball should have an official Lou Gehrig Day. After a year's work, that idea became a reality. Most teams will honor Gehrig on June 2nd-the day he started his historic consecutive games streak, and the day he passed away from ALS in 1941. The teams that don't have home games will honor him today/June 3rd.
I made a donation today to support the fight and in honor of our Suzy. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and dear friends.