Commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is one of the most devastating diseases facing humanity. In ALS, progressive weakness develops due to selective death of motor neurons, the nerve cells that carry messages to muscles. This eventually takes away the ability to move, swallow and to breathe, leading to death.

Average life expectancy is 3 to 5 years and there is NO CURE. It is a torturous journey, not only for the one diagnosed, but for their family and caregivers, as well.

The ALS Super Fund is a new, simple and effective way for every day Canadians to join a community catalyzing real action to END ALS.

The ALS Super Fund is not only a rallying cry for collaboration, it is the funding mechanism required to produce measurable results, now. The ALS Super Fund is led by patients, guided by experts, and implemented by the organizations best placed to produce rapid results

There is hope. Promising treatments are on the horizon.

Now is the time to fund cutting edge research.

Now is the time to make sure that all Canadians have equitable access to trials and treatments.

Now is the time for the ALS community - patients, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, industry, government agencies, and charities - to come together and rally behind a plan.