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Veteran diagnosed with ALS raises thousands for bucket list, medical research

Read full article: Veteran diagnosed with ALS raises thousands for bucket list, medical research

Michigan native and U.S. veteran Melissa Siebert was diagnosed with ALS early February.

Food truck, family-friendly activities to highlight ALS awareness event in Ann Arbor on Sunday

Read full article: Food truck, family-friendly activities to highlight ALS awareness event in Ann Arbor on Sunday

Head over to Burns Park on Sunday for a free community event supporting ALS awareness.

Metro Detroit hospice helps track down special gift for dying father to give to his son

Read full article: Metro Detroit hospice helps track down special gift for dying father to give to his son

Seasons Hospice in Metro Detroit went above and beyond the call of duty to grant a young father’s wish. Scott LaPointe is a 42-year-old father with Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He’s in home hospice care because his body is failing him, but he won’t fail his 11-year-old son, Alex. She mentioned her search to LaPointe’s music therapist with Seasons Hospice and she managed to track down a copy. Seasons Hospice Foundation, which grants wish fulfillment, had a link with the publisher and a week later, therapist Jennifer Fromius handed LaPointe what he wanted to leave his son.