I have been inevitably challenged to do the ALS ice bucket challenge. I have debated how I was going to handle this. I cannot donate money because I honestly am on the receiving end at this point in my life. I have debt to pay thanks to college. I'm thankful I got to experience higher education but it doesn't make the stress of student loans go away. So instead of doing the ice bucket challenge and donating OR avoiding the challenge and donating a large sum, I have decided to put myself in the shoes of someone who is suffering from this horrible disease. I've read up on a few daily challenges that they endure. It isn't going to be easy. It isn't going to be quick. I think this is going to be a slow, mostly mental process. Considering it is a brain and spinal cord disease, I will have to use my brain and truly concentrate on only what someone with ALS CAN concentrate on. I always use the expression “I can’t imagine” and today I'm going to try. No more sympathy, only empathy.
HERE is an article I read that opened my eyes a little.
HERE is another article full of facts about ALS.
Video of my challenge HERE
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