Check out the “Hope is a Good Thing” shirt from Muze Clothing!  Muze partnered with The ALS Association to create a shirt using Muze’s philosophy to combine movie quotes, fashion and charity.  Do you know what movie this quote is from?

From Muze’s website:

Our shirts connect people through a common love of great movie lines and classic apparel. Muze leverages that connection, directing the passion and purchasing power of every enthusiast of our brand to benefit the worthiest causes. Our design team partners with celebrity movie-line afficiondos to design shirts that raise money and awareness for their cause. The company donates 100% of the proceeds to the cause.  (Learn more)

Lou Gehrig currently holds MLB records for

• Most grand slams: 23
• Most runs for a first baseman: 1,888
• Most RBIs by a first baseman: 1,995
• Most walks for a first baseman: 1,508

Congratulations to Tom and Brad who both had an answer within FIVE MINUTES of my post!  You either have a wealth of baseball knowledge or very quick google skills.  Either way, your yummy treats will be delivered by yours truly this weekend!

Between June 1, 1925 and April 30, 1939 Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games (he also held this record until 1995 when it was beaten by Cal Ripkin Jr.).  But during the 1938 season it was clear there was something wrong and on May 2, 1939 Gehrig removed himself from the lineup ending his streak, making the game on April 30 the last game he ever played.  On June 19, 1939 Gehrig was diagnosed with ALS at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And on July 4, before 62,000 fans Gehrig delivered his famous “Luckiest Man on Earth” speech at Yankee Stadium.  He died on June 2, 1941.

The disease that took his life also bears his name.  I Walk to Defeat ALS so that some day people won’t have to know the pain that was felt in Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, the pain of losing a loved one whose life was cut short due to this hideous disease.  If you would like to support me in this endeavor or, even better if you’d like to walk with me please visit my fundraising page.

Yummy baked goods will go to the first person to answer correctly.

How many times did Lou Gehrig walk during his major league career?

There are 49 days until the Kansas City Walk to Defeat ALS and I still need your help to reach my fundraising goal!  Just click on the link above or in the sidebar to donate.  If you’d rather pay with cash or a check just comment on this post about how I can get in contact with you!

The ALS Association is a Better Business Bureau Accredited charity and meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a BBB Seal Holder.

The Keith Worthington Chapter provides more than a dozen support group meetings in the Chapter service area every month. These groups provide information about ALS and managing the disease, and the much-needed fellowship of others who are walking the same journey.  

Funds raised during the walk will go to help fund programs like these.  Visit the link above or in my sidebar to visit my personal fundraising page, and consider helping me reach my goal of $500.

The Walk to Defeat ALS is one of the largest fundraising events for the ALS Association and walk events happen all across the country.  Visit this web page to find your local walk then put together a team, sign up to volunteer and start raising money.

Patient Services

Consultation with our professional patient services staff of nurses and masters level social workers is available for patients in their homes, via email and phone throughout the course of the disease.

Adaptation & Equipment Program offers the evaluation of equipment needs and home adaptations that can preserve energy and independence, identification of the best source for recommended devises and adaptations, and a loan pool of primarily used equipment that can be used if other sources are not available.

Clinic

ALS Clinics provide a place for patients and families to see the best ALS specialists in their community and they provide another form of support for patients and their families.

ALS Centers of Excellence are clinics, designated by the National office, that provide state-of-the-art care and clinical management of ALS through:

• The involvement of all necessary healthcare disciplines in the care of the ALS patient and family
• The offering of care from a team of people specially trained to meet the needs of those living with ALS, regardless of the ability to pay whenever possible; when not possible, providing advice to treating physician
• Collaborative work among Centers to enhance ALS patient care and techniques

These centers also actively engage patients to participate in drug trials.

**All the information here has come from The Keith Worthington Chapter web page as well as the National Association web page.