We create workshops and presentations designed to help you learn more about clinics, equipment, resources, and navigating the disease. We host a recurring series called Navigating ALS for newly diagnosed patients as well as caregiver and youth-specific workshops.
Upcoming Presentations
Navigating ALS: Assistive Technology
Date: April 9, 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m. CT
Description: Navigating ALS is a special series for newly diagnosed families. In our next session, we'll review the multidisciplinary care approach and its benefits for people living with ALS.
Audience: Newly diagnosed with ALS and family
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Enhancing Quality of Life: Occupational Strategies for ALS Management
Date: April 23, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Description: Join the ALS Association and Katie Metheny in this virtual presentation focused on occupational therapy as part of the ALS journey.
Audience: People living with ALS and caregivers
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Running on Empty
Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Description: For caregivers of a person with ALS, taking time for self-care is more easily said than done. But putting off self-care can lead to burnout, making it more difficult to care for a loved one with ALS. Do you have days or even weeks where you feel you are simply "Running on Empty"?
Audience: Caregivers
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Smooth Journeys: Essential Tips for Traveling with ALS
Date: May 6, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. CT
Description: Join the ALS Association and our friends Mike & Julie Henry, as they share their experiences, tips & tricks for traveling with ALS. Just in time for summer adventures!
Audience: People living with ALS and caregivers
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Estate Planning
Date: May 9, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. CT
Description: Join us as we welcome Cindy’s Angels, a Texas nonprofit whose mission is to provide estate planning services—simple wills, power of attorney, and directives to start—to ALS warriors.
Audience: People living with ALS and caregivers
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Navigating ALS: Balance Nutrition and Diet
Date: May 14, 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m. CT
Description: Navigating ALS is a special series for newly diagnosed families. In our next session, we'll review the importance of balancing nutrition and a healthy diet and the benefits for people living with ALS.
Audience: Newly diagnosed with ALS and family
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Stress Less on Purpose!
Date: May 28, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Description: A workshop for people living with ALS, their caregivers, and all of us! A workshop about self-care and direction in the midst of ALL of life’s curveballs. Participants will receive an easy and effective first aid kit of exercises for easing your body’s reaction to stress, gain a renewed or clarified understanding of your personal “why," and how trauma can help guide you in living life more PurposeFULLy.
Audience: Caregivers
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Tonya Hitschmann, Managing Director of Care Services
877-714-0088
