Tag: ALS
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Nonprofit Hope Loves Company continues to provide relief for families impacted by ALS
Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS, is not just a fatal disease that affects an individual but an entire family. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) causes the loss of muscle and body function as the disease progressively breaks down an individual’s nervous system. People with the disease, which does not have a cure, lose their…
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Virtual 5K raises money to provide free programming for children impacted by ALS
A Veterans Day weekend virtual 5K race is helping raise funds for Hope Loves Company (HLC), which is dedicated to helping the families and children of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Pennington nonprofit’s virtual 5K started the weekend of Nov. 13 and runs through Thanksgiving weekend. “We used to run a few different…
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Hillsborough resident receives award for her contributions to helping those with ALS
Hillsborough Township resident Donna York has made it her mission over the last 11 years to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or as most people call it, Lou Gehrig’s disease, while also helping families get the proper care they need to support their loved ones who have been diagnosed with the disease. Ever…
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Princeton University professor discovers clues to Alzheimer’s disease, wins largest unrestricted scientific prize
Princeton University’s Clifford Brangwynne has won America’s largest unrestricted scientific prize for his discovery that upends previous understandings of the internal organization of cells. Brangwynne, a chemical and biological engineering professor, has been named the 2020 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Laureate in Life Sciences and will thus receive $250,000, the largest unrestricted scientific prize…
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Edison police sergeant instrumental in bringing diversity to the department receives bittersweet retirement farewell
EDISON – Tears flowed freely as family, friends and colleagues wished Sgt. Joseph Luistro well on his retirement from the Edison Police Department. “It is truly humbling for me to stand here, albeit with a little assistance, and receive such a proclamation from Edison Township,” Luistro said at a ceremony held outside Town Hall on…
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Edison man participates in clinical trials in hopes to one day find a cure for ALS
EDISON – When the ALS ice bucket challenge went viral five years ago, Glenn Osborne was two years into his journey with the debilitating disease, which he had never heard of prior to his diagnosis. “I was walking in the hallway of my office when my foot dropped and I fell flat on my face,”…
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Community comes together to support local ALS foundation
More than 100 people came out to support a local cause on March 24 for the second annual John Bocskocsky Memorial Event. The organization was founded by Hillsborough Township resident, Deb Fabricatore, who lost her younger brother, John Bocskocsky to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 51. The event’s organizers said that proceeds…
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HOPEWELL: Through camp, local non-profit gives children hope
When Hopewell resident Jodi O’Donnell-Ames’ late husband, Kevin O’Donnell, was no longer able to open a sugar packet or stand up on skis at 29 years old, she knew something was wrong. But it wasn’t until shortly after Kevin fell while riding a bike with their daughter Alina, then 2, in the baby seat that…
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Stops in Metuchen, Sayreville to honor those with ALS
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — For Jennifer Wielage, the disease ALS robbed her of the life she was about to start with her then-fiancé, Clint Myers, 20 years ago. ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. On May 6,…
