NEWS: Hope Loves Company and Camp HLC celebrates 10 years providing for families impacted by ALS
- brennamays
- May 31, 2023
- 1 min read
The impact of ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal disease, can be great not only for the person diagnosed, but for his or her family — especially children.
For 10 years, Camp HLC has provided not just weekends full of fun and games, but shared moments and experiences for the youth, whose families have been impacted by ALS.
In the midst of ALS Awareness Month, Hope Loves Company completed its New Jersey leg of Camp HLC from May 19-21 at Camp Fairview Lake YMCA in Newton.
Read the entire story at CentralJersey.com
I was diagnosed with ALS and had lots of pain in my legs. I unfortunately couldn’t walk and was in a wheelchair. The disease progressed quickly, and there’s been little or no progress in finding reliable medical treatment for this horrible disease. In January this year our family doctor decided I should try alternative treatment as riluzole 50 mg didn’t slow the progression; I agreed and decided to start the ALS/MND protocol offered at UineHealth Centre. It’s been 4 months into the treatment, and the disease is totally under control, with no signs of muscle weakness, muscle pain, or choking when I eat. I recently have been able to walk down our street and back, something which I couldn't do prior…