I’ve been helping my husband, Todd, ever since he was diagnosed with ALS more than 15 years ago. It started with me buttoning his dress shirts before he went to work, and then I helped him shave. Eventually, he needed my help with eating, toileting, showering, scratching itches, adjusting…
When ALS overshadows other parts of your identity
Former Texas A&M University football player Chris Larkin is returning to the university’s campus in College Station, widely known as Aggieland, to rally support in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Larkin, who played tight end for the Texas A&M Aggies in the 1980s, was diagnosed with…
During the first year after my ALS diagnosis, I was overwhelmed by the physical changes I was experiencing as I learned to eat, move, and speak in new ways. One of the most significant developments was the impact ALS had on my perception of time. It was as if…
The first participant has been enrolled in a large Italian clinical trial that’s testing Avextra’s cannabis-based medicine for managing symptoms in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The NEUROBIS Phase 2 study was cleared to start about a year ago by both the Italian…
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) spend upward of $47,000 on medical care during the first year after their diagnosis, more than three times the amount spent by the average Medicare user, according to a new study by the ALS Association. The study results further showed that so-called…
A new blood test that analyzes tiny fragments of DNA released by dying cells may help diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and predict how quickly the disease will progress, a study suggested. “Our model test could not only distinguish ALS patients from healthy individuals but also from those with other…
Yesterday was my wedding anniversary, the fifth one I have spent without my late husband, Jeff, who died of ALS in 2020. Jeff Sarnacki’s daughter, Makelle, holds her daughter while enjoying a show at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in October 2025. (Photo by Juliet Taylor) In the…
The ALS Association has launched the ALS Focus Data Dashboard, a free interactive tool that gives researchers, clinicians, and the public access to five years of self-reported clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic data from more than 4,000 people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers across the U.S.
I wish I could shake the sadness I feel as my husband Todd’s caregiver after 15 years with ALS. There’s been a cloud over our lives since his diagnosis, even when his only physical symptom was a weak arm. Living with ALS has taken a toll on both…
Researchers in the U.S. and Europe have identified a number of novel blood and spinal fluid biomarkers that could help track amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression and monitor patient responses to therapeutic interventions, a new study reports. Several of the proteins found altered in people with ALS versus healthy…
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