Contribute to research and treatment of ALS
The affliction known as ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is the quicksand of diseases. It often starts as weakness in a limb. Then over a few dreadful years it works its way toward the center of the body, extinguishing function as it goes, until it reaches the lungs. Death follows soon after.
Cruelly, ALS leaves most patients’ brains untouched, so they are all too aware of the disease’s deadly progress. It can strike anyone at any time. There is no cure, and only one drug is currently approved to treat it. Despite the attention the legendary New York Yankee brought to the affliction with his decline and death in 1941, little progress has been made toward understanding who is at risk for the disease and how to slow its progression, much less cure it.
Until now.
The Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disorders Center at Barrow aims to bring together research and treatment for ALS and other neuromuscular diseases into one center in order to provide the best possible care for patients.
Hear Shafeeq Ladha, MD, director of the center, talk about his passion for ALS research.
A wide range of specialists will collaborate at the Center to maintain patients’ quality of life. In addition, patients will have access to the latest scientific advances, thanks to the Center’s research team, led by Robert Bower, PhD, a respected ALS scientist formerly at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ira Fulton’s $2.5 million to bring Dr. Bowser to the center and the family’s generous continued support of the center are helping Barrow begin this important work.
Hear Dr. Bowser discuss his hopes for the next 50 years of Barrow research.
Now we need your help. Make a donation to the Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disorders Center at Barrow today. Your gift, whatever the size, makes a difference. Contact the Foundation with any questions about the Center or your donation at 602-406-3041.
