Dear Clara Kim and Bill Stoll, challenge accepted! Hope you enjoy the video. To donate money for research about ALS, please use either of the following links: alsa.org/donate/ petefrates/contribute.html And to increase my donation, please check out the following links! Since this campaign is supposed to raise awareness, I’m incorporating an interactive aspect to my challenge. Below are links to information about ALS. All of the answers to my questions are contained within those websites. For every correct answer that is supplied, I will donate $5 to the Pete Frates #3 Fund. Information pages: alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/ALS.htm mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/basics/definition/CON-20024397 Questions: (They’re worth $5 each!! Comment below with the question number and answer, and I will make a donation for every correct answer) 1. What does ALS stand for? 2. What other name does ALS frequently go by and why? 3. What system in the body does ALS affect? 4. What are early symptoms of ALS? 5. What is the one FDA approved drug that modestly slows the progression of ALS? 6. What does it mean for muscle to atrophy? 7. When motor neurons degenerate, what can they no longer do? 8. ALS affects motor neurons that provide what two functions? 9. Of the following three system, which are impacted by ALS: the heart and circulatory system, the digestive system, and the respiratory system? 10. What language does the word “Amyotrophic” come from? (I had to ask this one!) **Bonus question: Extra $10 donation if you provide the meaning breakdown for A-myo-trophic. Good luck to Sophie Shiaris, Eleni Chionakis, and Kallistheni Alexandrou! You have 24 hours to accept your nomination (I promise that the ice water isnt that bad)
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:06:02 +0000
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