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Don Gonser, Tom Elliott and I are walking again this year to raise money for the ASL Association to find a cause and cure for Lou Gehrigs disease. We are walking Saturday, Sept 21 in Vancouver, wa.
We are walking this year to honor Dee Gonser, Don’s wife, who passed this January of Lou Gehrigs disease.

There is so much to say about why we are doing this. ALS is a horrific disease. Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, it is a progressive, neuromuscular disease where nerve cells of the central nervous system stop working and die off. That slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS. People with ALS only live 2-5 years past diagnosis. Patients have to cope with being progressively paralyzed to the point that they can’t move or breathe and die. There is no cure or a known cause.
Dee and my Aunt Sheila both recently died this way.
I have donated many a times to breast cancer events but never really saw the benefit. With the ASL association I personally have seen the way this organization directly helped my Aunt Sheila and Dee and Don. They loaned my Aunt Sheila and Dee high-end power wheel chairs, and Dee with an additional patient lift while they waited for doctors and insurance to catch up with their needs. These chairs are essential for dealing with the disease, both physically and emotionally. These chairs are their only source of mobility. Two weeks after Dee was diagnosed the executive director of the ALS association visited Dee and Don in their home to provide assistance and advice on how to modify the house for what they would have to cope with. The ALS association provides counseling for families and organizes support groups. Dee and Don received this help from the ALS association. Don continues to meet with and help local families that are dealing with this disease through the ALS association. The ALS Association states that care for ALS patients can cost 200,000 per year, depleting families of their savings.
Dee worked hard to bring about awareness of this disease. She gave a speech at the City of Vancouver where the Mayor gave a proclamation that the month of May was ALS awareness month. Here is the link to see Dee talk about ALS and the association
Dee's speech click on proclamation: ALS awareness month.
Dee was already wheel chair bound by this time
Please donate and helps us find a cause.
online is the easiest. Dee Gonser, Team : Dee’s Wing Walkers
The link is below
Susan Elliott, Dee'sWingwalkers
or
donate to Don Gonser
Don Gonser, Dee's WingWalkers
or send donation in Dee Gonser’s name to
The ALS Association • 700 Multnomah St. Suite #870 • Portland, OR 97232
You can print a deposit slip from this link or I can send one in the mail to you. Or send me your check to the ALS Association and I will do the rest. my address is at the bottom.
Printable deposit slips
Thanks for reading. I will post more about the great work the ALS association is doing to find a cure. The walk is in just a few short weeks. Dee's team raised the most money last year, and we would like to do more.
here is a photo of last years walk

Susan Tom Dee and Don
Susan and Tom Elliott
724 118th street ne
Marysville, wa 98271
Don Gonser, Tom Elliott and I are walking again this year to raise money for the ASL Association to find a cause and cure for Lou Gehrigs disease. We are walking Saturday, Sept 21 in Vancouver, wa.
We are walking this year to honor Dee Gonser, Don’s wife, who passed this January of Lou Gehrigs disease.

There is so much to say about why we are doing this. ALS is a horrific disease. Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, it is a progressive, neuromuscular disease where nerve cells of the central nervous system stop working and die off. That slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS. People with ALS only live 2-5 years past diagnosis. Patients have to cope with being progressively paralyzed to the point that they can’t move or breathe and die. There is no cure or a known cause.
Dee and my Aunt Sheila both recently died this way.
I have donated many a times to breast cancer events but never really saw the benefit. With the ASL association I personally have seen the way this organization directly helped my Aunt Sheila and Dee and Don. They loaned my Aunt Sheila and Dee high-end power wheel chairs, and Dee with an additional patient lift while they waited for doctors and insurance to catch up with their needs. These chairs are essential for dealing with the disease, both physically and emotionally. These chairs are their only source of mobility. Two weeks after Dee was diagnosed the executive director of the ALS association visited Dee and Don in their home to provide assistance and advice on how to modify the house for what they would have to cope with. The ALS association provides counseling for families and organizes support groups. Dee and Don received this help from the ALS association. Don continues to meet with and help local families that are dealing with this disease through the ALS association. The ALS Association states that care for ALS patients can cost 200,000 per year, depleting families of their savings.
Dee worked hard to bring about awareness of this disease. She gave a speech at the City of Vancouver where the Mayor gave a proclamation that the month of May was ALS awareness month. Here is the link to see Dee talk about ALS and the association
Dee's speech click on proclamation: ALS awareness month.
Dee was already wheel chair bound by this time
Please donate and helps us find a cause.
online is the easiest. Dee Gonser, Team : Dee’s Wing Walkers
The link is below
Susan Elliott, Dee'sWingwalkers
or
donate to Don Gonser
Don Gonser, Dee's WingWalkers
or send donation in Dee Gonser’s name to
The ALS Association • 700 Multnomah St. Suite #870 • Portland, OR 97232
You can print a deposit slip from this link or I can send one in the mail to you. Or send me your check to the ALS Association and I will do the rest. my address is at the bottom.
Printable deposit slips
Thanks for reading. I will post more about the great work the ALS association is doing to find a cure. The walk is in just a few short weeks. Dee's team raised the most money last year, and we would like to do more.
here is a photo of last years walk

Susan Tom Dee and Don
Susan and Tom Elliott
724 118th street ne
Marysville, wa 98271