Women's History Month

Spotlight on… Erin Taylor

March 18, 2025 Comments Off on Spotlight on… Erin Taylor

Erin Taylor was born in Whittier, California, in 1999. When she was 17, she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend college. Always creative and hard working, she juggled…

AP News: Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

February 24, 2025 Comments Off on AP News: Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after,…

ALS Network Holiday Card Features Artwork of Gayle Garner Roski

December 5, 2024 Comments Off on ALS Network Holiday Card Features Artwork of Gayle Garner Roski

Before her passing from ALS in 2020, Gayle Garner Roski described watercolor as a “medium of magic.”  Gayle once explained she loved “watercolors because they have a way of being…

Celebrating the Legacy of Lorene Lee

A Tribute to Lorene Lee

November 1, 2024 Comments Off on A Tribute to Lorene Lee

With a heavy heart, we share the sad news that Lorene Lee, a beloved mother, wife, friend, and passionate ALS advocate, died on October 16, 2024.  It was in November…

Spotlight on … Patricia Schimbor and Susan Morris

October 4, 2024 Comments Off on Spotlight on … Patricia Schimbor and Susan Morris

The ALS Network (formerly ALS Golden West) is proud to announce Patricia (Patty) Schimbor and Susan (Sue) Morris as our 2025 Essey Commitment to Care Award Honorees. Patty Schimbor first…

Spotlight on … Mandy Silveira

August 19, 2024 Comments Off on Spotlight on … Mandy Silveira

After experiencing tingling and tightness in her left ankle, along with cramping and restlessness in her legs while sleeping, Mandy visited her doctor to figure out what was causing these…

My ALS Story: Sharalyn, Person with ALS

May 14, 2024 Comments Off on My ALS Story: Sharalyn, Person with ALS

The daily struggles with ALS start with just getting dressed. My strength and energy are low. Every time I need a new piece of assistive equipment, I get sad that…

Spotlight on Erin Merritt

March 30, 2024 Comments Off on Spotlight on Erin Merritt

At the age of four, Erin Merritt knew that she wanted to work in theatre. She began training at age 15 and made her professional debut as an actor at…

Mechanisms of ALS Medications

March 29, 2024 Comments Off on Mechanisms of ALS Medications

In January 2024, Jill Ann Goslinga, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, UCSF Department of Neurology, gave a special presentation about the mechanisms of ALS medications at the ALS Network’s (formerly the…

Important Update: ALS Network Leadership Announcement

February 1, 2024 Comments Off on Important Update: ALS Network Leadership Announcement

Today is a significant milestone as I begin my tenure as president and CEO of the ALS Network. I am both humbled and invigorated to lead this organization through a…