#TheIceBucketChallenge. ALS Hits Close To Home For Many People, Including This Local Mom.

I met an amazing mother of twin boys last year while attending classes at The Burbank Adult School with my 4 year old. Ann Lew is funny, outgoing, kind and has a husband who suffers from advanced ALS. With The Ice Bucket Challenge going around, I have been wondering if this really works. Do people actually donate or just pass on the donation part and challenge someone else to make a video of themselves.

It doesn’t matter. Because, it’s working.

I just read online that the ALS Association has announced that since July 29th, it has received over 13 million dollars in donations. Last year in the same period, only just over 1 million. It’s working!    

Ann’s husband, Scott, is a screenwriter. He was able to write his script with the help of a retina display typing and an assistant. THIS IS A LINK to a short documentary about Scott’s film, Sexy, Evil, Genius..and how he’s been able to keep writing. It’s fantastic and humbling, especially when you know someone like I know Ann. (Who is in the film, herself) You must watch this video, if you have no idea what living with ALS is like.



So, to you Ann… and you Julie and Beth… our family will make a donation to the ALS Association in your honor.