B.C. couple launches grueling ALS fundraising journey in Nanaimo

ALS Awareness Month: Matt Creen's journey to keep traveling with ALS, no matter what - Les Turner ALS Foundation

For ALS Awareness Month, we asked members of the Les Turner ALS Foundation’s Support Services Committee to help us explore topics in ALS that people should know more about. For the first week of May, we’re looking at a day in the ... Read More The post ALS Awareness Month: Matt Creen’s journey to keep traveling with ALS, no matter what appeared first on Les Turner ALS Foundation.

B.C. couple launches grueling ALS fundraising journey in Nanaimo

NANAIMO — Competing in triathlons across the country won’t be easy, but a Vernon couple has motivation on their side. Mike Pearson, 63, and Donna Bartel, 59, start Trii’ing to End ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on Sunday, May 11 at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake Park. The devastating progressive, often fatal neurological disease affects brain and spinal cord nerve cells, leading to increasingly restrictive muscle control. ALS claimed the life of P…