I'm registered to ride in the ALS Canada Revolution Ride!
My friend Taya Jones has been diagnosed with ALS. What started as numbness in her fingertips has now led to the progressive loss of the use of her limbs and vocal cords. And it's relentless, this disease. It won't stop until she is no longer able to breathe on her own. From endurance athlete, rec therapist, and (most importantly) a fiercly independent single mamma to ALS patient: it's an heartbreaking and unfair journey that no one should have to make. So I'm doing this for awareness, but mostly so Rhys, Saige and Mack have hope that their mom might live to see them grow older.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, or motor neuron disease) is a disease that gradually paralyzes a person as their brain is no longer able to communicate with muscles that they are typically able to move at will. As the muscles of the body break down, ALS will lead to Taya's inability to walk, talk, eat, swallow, and eventually breathe.
I want to contribute to a future without ALS, which is why I'm gearing up for the Revolution Ride on September 25, 2022 in Dundas, Ontario. I hope I can count on you for support.
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