First

It started with muscle cramping

Then

A movement of my hand

Then 

Some slurring of my speech

Then  

A change in the way I walk

I have been diagnosed with

Amotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease)

A horrific neuromuscular degenerative disease

that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord

Now

I can't walk

I can't swallow

I can't speak

I can't dress myself

I can't move my lips to kiss you

But

I can still do the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle

After all these years there is still

No Cure or treatment for ALS

We need a cure TODAY!!

FOR YOU

YOUR FAMILY

and YOUR GRANDCHILDREN