Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Resources
FIGHT ALS. HONOR DENNIS. SUPPORT FAMILIES.
Whether you have been diagnosed with ALS, are caring for someone who has been diagnosed, or just want to learn more, the resources below can help.
Your ALS Guide
This site is designed by a former ALS patient and her husband to be a practical, user friendly site for families facing an ALS diagnosis. It will help answer your questions, connect you to resources, save you money, expand your support network, and generally make life with ALS a little easier.
The ALS Association
The ALS Association site has a wealth of information about all of the stages of ALS, it includes a glossary, care services and resources. Bottom line is they are committed to make ALS livable for everyone until there is a cure.
The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center @ Columbia University
Dedicated to diagnosing, treating and research. This site provides an overview of the premier multidisciplinary clinical care and research facility located at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
ALS Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
A nationally recognized leader in the fight against ALS. They collaborate to ensure that people living with ALS have access to specialized, compassionate care in a supportive, family-oriented atmosphere.
ALS Pathways
This organization is dedicated to education of patients, family and health care providers. The idea is, the more you learn about ALS, the better prepared you’ll be.
ALS United – Greater New York
ALS United Greater New York provides local, comprehensive care and support to individuals & families affected by ALS, advances national & state advocacy, and fosters bold research initiatives.
I AM ALS
The vision of I AM ALS is “A world without ALS”. This organization is dedicated to harnessing the collective power of community, find treatments and a cure for this disease faster, while creating lasting, systemic change.