An ALS diagnosis is all too often a blindsiding experience for both patients and their families. For many, ALS progresses swiftly disrupting independent lives by robbing its victims of the ability to walk, talk, feed and dress themselves without the aid of a dedicated caretaker.
The disease can cause immense financial hardships particularly when a family member must leave his or her job to care for a loved one grappling with ALS. In addition, patients and their family caretakers must often cope with feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression in addition to having to make increasingly difficult care decisions.
Madeira has helped give voice to those whose lives have been impacted by this devastating disease by collecting their brave stories, words of wisdom and soliciting the advice of renowned research experts and care professionals. The result is a series of coping and advice articles that comprise the quarterly ALS Insights newsletter. Distributed to more than 12,000 subscribers, the newsletter has earned Madeira nearly a half dozen awards and counting.
You can read the latest issue of ALS Insights by clicking HERE.
To learn more about how you can support the search for a cure, please consider donating to your local chapter of The ALS Association.
The disease can cause immense financial hardships particularly when a family member must leave his or her job to care for a loved one grappling with ALS. In addition, patients and their family caretakers must often cope with feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression in addition to having to make increasingly difficult care decisions.
Madeira has helped give voice to those whose lives have been impacted by this devastating disease by collecting their brave stories, words of wisdom and soliciting the advice of renowned research experts and care professionals. The result is a series of coping and advice articles that comprise the quarterly ALS Insights newsletter. Distributed to more than 12,000 subscribers, the newsletter has earned Madeira nearly a half dozen awards and counting.
You can read the latest issue of ALS Insights by clicking HERE.
To learn more about how you can support the search for a cure, please consider donating to your local chapter of The ALS Association.