ALS education and awareness rightfully take a backseat to raising money for cause

Published by adviser, Author: Kevin Squires, Date: August 28, 2014
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After watching countless Ice Bucket Challenge videos, I am not at all ashamed to admit that I had to look up that ALS stood for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis before writing this piece. Also referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” ALS is a neurodegenerative disease, which means that nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord are deteriorated, taking away your limbs, your ability to speak, your ability to breathe, and finally your life. Most people die in two to five years from initial diagnosis.

While awareness and education have increased some from the challenge, I don’t think that’s really what the point of taking the challenge. It’s not helping anyone to know the details of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or how many people die from it a year, the brilliance is that the Ice Bucket Challenge puts the ALS Association on the map as a charity worthy of donations.

The strategy is simple: reminiscent of email chain letters, the Ice Bucket Challenge propagates itself via not just requiring the participant to respond, but to challenge others to do the same. Once challenged, a person can dump a bucket of ice water on their head, donate money to the ALS Association, or do both. I should note that you aren’t going to have ten years of bad luck if you don’t do either- there’s no punishment for not responding.

Whether a person donates or not, whether they are doing it just because they want to show off their swimsuit body or to feel like they’re cool, by participating, they’re challenging others that could donate. Their intentions don’t matter so much as that they are spreading it. As long as people keep challenging others, given enough participants and a good enough cause, the organization is sure to be raising money to help people with ALS.

And money has been raised. The numbers speak for themselves as, according to the ALS Association website, the association has seen “$79.7 million in donations compared to $1.9 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to Aug. 25). These donations have come from existing donors and 1.7 million new donors to the association.”

Whether you take the Ice Bucket Challenge and choose to dump a bucket of ice water on your head, donate money to the ALS association, or both, you’re still helping raise money just by challenging others and helping find a cure for ALS.

See the other side.

19 COMMENTS

  1. I was not sure how the Ice Bucket Challenge was helping ALS. Thanks for this article, it is good to know that it has made a tremendous difference. I am now more aware of people who suffer from ALS and the research that’s being conducted. I am also more painfully aware that the people who suffer from it don’t have a lot of time to wait for a cure! I don’t see myself doing the Ice Bucket Challenge, but I will do my best to support the cause by giving and raising money and awareness whenever I can. A good start to educating yourself on ALS is to watch the Netflix movie, “”So Much, So Fast”.

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  18. Truthfully, i was tested ALS positive last 2years. I keep on managing the drugs i usually purchase from the health care agency to keep me healthy and strengthen, i tried all i can too make this disease leave me alone, but unfortunately, it keep on eating up my life, this is what i caused myself, So last few 4days i came in contact with a lively article on the internet on how this Powerful Herbal Healer get her well and healed. So as a patient i knew this will took my life 1 day, and i need to live with other friends and relatives too. So i copied out the Dr Ehi the traditional healer’s email id: drudebhuluherbalhome@gmail.com, and I mailed him immediately, in a little while he mail me back that i was welcome to his temple home whereby all what i seek for are granted. I was please at that time. And i continue with him, he took some few details from me and told me that he shall get back to me as soon as he is through with my work. I was very happy as heard that from him. So Yesterday, as i was just coming from my friends house, Dr Ehi called me to go for checkup in the hospital and see his marvelous work that it is now ALS negative, i was very glad to hear that from him, so i quickly rush down to the nearest hospital to found out, only to hear from my hospital doctor called Browning Lewis that i am now ALS NEGATIVE. I jump up at him with the test note, he ask me how does it happen and i reside to him all i went through with Dr Ehi. I am now glad, so i am a gentle type of person that need to share this testimonies to everyone who seek for healing s, because once you get calm and quiet, so the disease get to finish your life off. So i will advice you contact him today for your healing at the above details: Email ID: drudebhuluherbalhome@gmail.com… CONTACT HIM NOW TO SAVE YOUR LIFE:

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