Will's story highlights the highs and lows family caregivers face when their loved one has been diagnosed with ALS. Moments of joy are often followed with a heartbreaking reminders of what this disease takes from you. #ProgressisPersonal
Will Plews-Ogan is a loving son and husband and was caregiver to his father, Jim, after Jim's ALS diagnosis. Jim built an online ALS advocacy community through Jim's blog and their whole family fought HARD for progress. Stay tuned for his story! #ProgressisPersonal
Community, you may already know Kendra Womack. She is co-chair of Many Shades of ALS, a team that works to make the ALS community more representative a dedicated volunteer, and a caregiver to her mother, Elaine. Watch this space for her story! #ProgressisPersonal
Community, you may already know Kendra Womack. She is co-chair of Many Shades of ALS, a team that works to make the ALS community more representative. She's a dedicated volunteer, and was a caregiver to her mother, Elaine, who had ALS.
Watch this space for her story!
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The average family caregiver spends $7,242 or 26% of their annual income caring for their family member.
For ALS caregivers, that number skyrockets to $85,000 to $250,000 a year.
Caregivers need more support, now. #ProgressisPersonal
Any parents who are also ALS caregivers can relate to Allie's heartbreaking story. To anyone who can relate—we see you, we hear you, and we're honoring YOU this month. #ProgressisPersonal
Meet Allie! She's an artist, mother, caregiver, and a fierce online advocate for ALS research and funding. We can't wait to share her story with you. #ProgressisPersonal
Mike & Linda Buhr are partners in more ways than one.
Together, they have advocated for more treatments and a cure for ALS, and on top of his caregiving duties, Mike is co-chair of the Clinical Trials Team.
For Mike, caregiving and advocacy go hand in hand. #ProgressisPersonal
Community, meet Mike! He is a loving husband, caregiver, volunteer, father, and VERY active within the ALS community.
Stay tuned for Mike’s story! #ProgressisPersonal
Community, meet Lily! She is a proud mom of two, lover of fall, and outdoor enthusiast.
Watch this space for her full story and LEARN MORE at bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal
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63 million family members in the U.S. provide $600 billion worth of unpaid care to their loved ones.
Their work has value, and they deserve support. That’s why we’re pushing for them!
#ProgressisPersonal
Meet Veronica! She is a mom, content creator, fashion blogger, and former caregiver to her husband.
We can’t wait to share her story with you.
LEARN MORE at bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal
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ALS Caregivers—share your story for a chance to be featured in our National Family Caregiver Month stories!
VISIT bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal TODAY!
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One thing we’ve learned this week from our caregiver stories—we have to care for ourselves before we can care for others.
So, tell us, what fills YOUR cup? How do YOU practice self-care?
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“Thank you” is not enough to capture the hard work, sacrifice, and love that caregivers pour into our community every day.
Caregivers—THANK YOU for everything!
Hit “share” to spread this message with a caregiver who needs to hear it!
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Through prayer, writing, and thoughtful teamwork with her family, Maya finds love and strength in caregiving.
And she has a message for any new caregivers out there: “give yourself grace”.
Caregivers, share YOUR story → bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal
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Meet Maya! She’s a wife, mother, published author, and caregiver to her husband, Maceo, who’s living with ALS.
Trust us, Maya has a way with words. We can’t wait to share her POWERFUL story with you.
VISIT bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal to learn more.
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November is National Family Caregivers Month. Tell your story, support your loved ones, take care of yourself too. #caregiversupport #progressispersonal #ALSawareness
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Carmen’s story comes with many lessons, but one thing stood out to us: ALS caregivers deserve more support.
Any other caregivers out there? Share YOUR story @ bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal
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Family caregivers are a diverse group, but they all have one thing in common—they push every day through exhaustion, heartbreak, and hope.
For them, #ProgressisPersonal.
Community, meet Carmen! She is a mother, lover of music, and was a caregiver to her husband, Walter, until he passed from ALS.
Watch this space for her story & VISIT bit.ly/ProgressisPersonal to learn more about what caregiving looks like for those impacted by ALS. #ProgressisPersonal
In her book “I Am Maria”, Maria Shriver reflects on her caregiving journey.
Identity, grief, love, heartbreak, healing, and her advocacy for Alzheimer's caregivers are captured in her deeply personal poetry.
Check it out NOW at bit.ly/IAmMaria
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Caregivers carry it all—stress, money, guilt, and SO much more.
But despite the pain, most find purpose in caring for their loved ones. That’s why we’re pushing so hard. To make it easier on them.
Happy National Family Caregivers Month! #ProgressisPersonal
#ProgressisPersonal. And we each have “our thing” that strengthens us to keep that progress going.
Watch this space for some INSPIRING self-care ideas from our caregivers, and share your “thing” below! 👇
Caregivers’ stories are powerful, and their voices deserve to be heard.
So we’re highlighting them, starting next week. #ProgressisPersonal
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National Caregivers Month is a time to reflect and honor the people who keep our community strong and resilient.
We can’t wait to share their stories with you. #ProgressisPersonal
We’re only able to push BECAUSE OF caregivers, so we push FOR them. #ProgressisPersonal
That’s why we’re amplifying their stories next month. Stay tuned and FOLLOW us on:
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Caregivers: we’re honoring YOU next month, and we’d love to hear your stories.
Head over to bit.ly/careALS today to share! #ProgressisPersonal
Next month is National Family Caregivers Month, and we’ll be sharing some POWERFUL caregiver stories with you soon. Stay tuned! #ProgressisPersonal
"I look in the mirror and just see the parts I want to fix. Some days, it feels like I’m made of nothing but flaws. I joke about it, say I’m working on it—but the truth is, I’m tired. Tired of feeling like I’ll never measure up."
#SilentStruggles #WorkingOnMe #ProgressIsPersonal #BeKindToYourself
