ALS challenge. My uncle died from complications of ALS in 2006. That really sucked except for the fact that he is in Heaven. I am excited to see him again one day. Many, many people loved him and he had a heart that I wish everyone could have seen. To give you an idea, on top of running the town general store and pharmacy, he was the Childrens pastor at their church, the deputy and the volunteer fire department. Oh yes, he was also the mayor. He always seemed to be helping people including me. While our views on health may not have matched up, love conquers all and when I graduated he even offered me a room in his store to start helping people naturally telling me, I will fill your schedule up with this whole town if you can come down here once or twice a month. The REAL challenge is this. #1 Think. Currently, the money raised for the ALS Society as well as American Heart Association and Cancer Societies etc...goes to NOT RESEARCH in prevention but rather treatment of the disease. Think. If you treat the disease, that does not make the person healthy. So, the money raised winds up going to more fundraising campaigns and drug therapy or surgery. #2 While your thinking, make sure you are doing what you can to prevent things like ALS. The M.D.s use words like genetics are the cause, but the reality is they do not know what causes them and they will tell you that if asked. We know an unhealthy spine, poor diet, toxic environment, all contribute to disease. Why not do what you can? That is the real challenge isnt it. Do everything you can, now to at least limit your risk for ALS, cancer, heart disease. I believe disease is a consequence of something we did, knowingly or not. Emphasize on the knowingly or not. I have a cousin, my uncles son, who is smart enough to connect all these dots. In the footsteps of his father, he is now a neurosurgeon (so he can help people in his way) and if I or my family ever have a bad head injury, I hope he is my doc. He is incredible. Rather than dump a bucket of ice on my head (I do see the humor in the act), I choose to pray for my cousin, that he is wise enough, connected to God enough, and patient enough to relate cause to diseases like ALS and change the face of medical care as we know it today.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:55:35 +0000
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