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Event:	New Mexico Walk
Date:	Sunday, September 19, 2021
Team:	Pedal & Swing

Pedal & Swing

My wife and I know firsthand how dancing and bicycling make the world a happier, healthier place. We also know firsthand about a dance-hindering, bike-hindering disease called ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease). That's why we created Pedal & Swing (see: www.GottaCureThatThing.org); to fundraise on behalf of BOTH the ALS Association and the MS Society.

In April 2013, Rosi's son, Erik, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, MS (multiple sclerosis). The year prior to Erik's diagnosis, Carolyn, a woman responsible for bringing our neighborhood together, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). And in early 2015, a dance pal, Eleanor, was also diagnosed with ALS.

ALS Walk 2021

This year's ALS Walk for New Mexico is planned for September 26, 2021. Pedal & Swing will be there for this inspirational, fun, get-together at Isotopes Park, in honor of all of those affected by ALS. NOTE: The above photo was taken at the 2019 ALS Walk event, at Albuquerque's Isotopes Park, where Pedal & Swing danced for donations on our cardboard dance floor!

Pedal & Swing 2021

In addition to participating in this year's ALS Walk, we plan to "swing" our oars, to fundraise for the ALS Association; by rowing at least 100 miles in Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and Hood Canal (all in Washington State), as well as in Lake Powell (in Utah). Please follow our adventures on the Pedal & Swing website, and pledge a donation to the ALS Association, at www.GottaCureThatThing.org.

ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. The life expectancy of a person with ALS averages 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis. ALS can strike anyone. Presently there is no known cause or cure, and there are no effective treatment options.

From the pharma industry's perspective, the "ALS market" is currently too small and too risky for making large research investments. Thus, unlike research funding for more common diseases, "grass roots" donations to the ALS Association, by individuals like yourself, are ESSENTIAL for funding ALS research. Keep in mind that knowledge gained from research of one neurodegenerative disease is often translatable to other knowledge about other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Please click the "DONATE" button at the top-right of this page, to help fund the research, to find cures and more effective treatments for ALS, as well as for other neurodegenerative diseases.

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