The Canadian ALS Research Network (CALS) offers you an explanatory document in which you will find the answers to the following questions:
Is the vaccine safe?
Should people living with ALS be considered a vulnerable population?
Should I receive the vaccine?
When and where can I get the vaccine?
⛄ During the confinement and all winter long, enjoy the beautiful weather and inspire your family and friends by building a snowman in honor of a loved one with ALS. Send us your story and photos at [email protected]!
🎨 For the chilly days indoors, have fun with the kids doing this
The Mcgill Cares Webcast is designed to support informal caregivers. During this candid, 30-minute interview, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program talks with leading experts about Living with and supporting a loved one with ALS.
Dr. Angela Genge is Director of the Clinical
“With change comes adjustment and resilience.” – Odette Lacroix
Back in 2001, when my husband Pierre was diagnosed with ALS, the outlook for people living with the disease was very different. At the time, there was only one support group in the entire province, so we had to travel to
“The pandemic is taking a toll on caregivers” – Jocelyn Théorêt
Since the start of the pandemic, many people have asked me how I’ve been coping with the lockdown. My first instinct is always to say that it hasn’t made much difference to me, since I’m always at home helping
“Fighting with Positivity and Hope” – Elias Makos
When my 74-year-old mother began having mobility issues, my family assumed that old age was finally getting to my active mother who had always been a dynamo. But as different treatments failed to show any results, doctors began to suspect something far more
In this conference, Dr. Genevieve Matte, Neuroscience researcher at the CHUM Research Center, presents useful information on managing the new reality of telehealth in a COVID environment.
WATCH THE CONFERENCE (in English)
OUR LOCKDOWN IS REAL.
Locked inside my own body, confined to my wheelchair, deprived of my independence and freedom.
The COVID-19 pandemic and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, have a lot in common.
The pandemic has forced us all to isolate to some degree,
OUR VOICES ARE STRONGER TOGETHER TO ENSURE TIMELY ACCESS TO ALS TREATMENT
Our ambassador Norman MacIsaac, living with ALS since 2014, continues his mission to make the voice of all people with ALS in Quebec and Canada heard by creating this petition for faster access to treatment for Amyotrophic Lateral
In November 2020, the first-ever ALS Canadian best practice recommendations (BPRs) were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal(CMAJ). Developed over a number of years by a working group of Canadian ALS clinicians, this document represents what specialists in ALS care agree should be the standard of care for any
