ALS sucks but it's been sucking in my family longer than most. You see, we have the SOD1 gene so that makes us one of the 'lucky' families that has familial ALS. In my lifetime, I lost both my mom and grandmother in 1982, my brother (at 31) in 2011 and my uncle in 2017.  I was diagnosed in October of 2024; I have access to medication that would not have been available even 2 years ago BECAUSE of the research that continues to happen. ALS TDI continues to be an important part of that research. 

Assuming my body behaves, I'll be riding 30 miles on the Trek weekend. Please help me raise money to support the research at ALS TDI. Because they are doing everything to make ALS suck less. And we love that. 

(Picture is of Tim and Rachel at Rachel's wedding in January of 2004)