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How You Can Survive Your Parent’s Terminal Illness

November 23, 2015 by Christine Stock 1 Comment

When my mom was first diagnosed with cancer, I moved home to help her out. I had no experience with caregiving, but I figured that my knowledge would grow as the days passed. Boy was that the truth. In the same way that having a baby throws you into parenting—ready or not—caring for a critically ill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: ALS, book club, book reviews, bookmarked, books, Dan Marshall, Home is Burning

Pamela Anderson Declines Ice Bucket Challenge Because Of Animal Testing

August 22, 2014 by Tanya Cruz 7 Comments

Don’t expect this former “Baywatch” babe to be pouring a bucket of ice water over herself anytime soon… or ever. Unlike most celebrities who have happily accepted their nominations for #ALSIceBucketChallenge, Pamela Anderson decided to turn down the challenge because the ALS Association's history … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment Tagged With: ALS, ALS Association, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, animal cruelty, Animal testing, ice bucket challenge, medical research, Pamela Anderson

Our Ten Favourite Celeb Ice Bucket Challenges

August 22, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

Is there anything better than celebrities getting behind a good cause? Only when that cause means they are pouring buckets of ice water on themselves! If you have yet to hear about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, here it is in a nutshell. The challenge is in support of the ALS Association and aims … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment, Humour Tagged With: ALS, Celebrity, celebrity news, charity, giving back, ice bucket challenge, Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Man With ALS Gives Tearful Response To Critics Of The #IceBucketChallenge

August 21, 2014 by Tanya Cruz Leave a Comment

By now you've seen it everywhere. On your Facebook feed, Instagram and Twitter. Heck, you've probably even poured a bucket of ice cold water on one of your loved ones or even completed the challenge yourself. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is sweeping across social media platforms like wild fire and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, TV Tagged With: ALS, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Anthony Carbajal, awareness, charity, ice bucket challenge, viral, viral videos

Weekend Update – Walking For Those Who Can’t

June 5, 2010 by Christine

This morning we walked.We walked in support of a man who means so much to so many in our community.  A man I am grateful to call a friend.  A man who has been forced to give up most of the things in life that he loves, but who continues to bring so much to the community he loves.  And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ALS, support, walk

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