My name is Lyle Merner, and I am 38 years old. I live in British Columbia, Canada with my beautiful wife, Gabriela and our four children. In October 2005, I was diagnosed with ALS, and since then the disease has been progressing through my limbs. My mobility and physical activity has been limited. I now rely on equipment and people to get around. With little hope for treatment in North America, I have decided to take my journey with ALS to Beijing. There, I will be visiting with a doctor who will perform an operation that has helped some patients stop the progression of ALS, and even return some mobility. I leave for China October 19th, 2006 for one month. Through this blog, I will share with you my feelings, experiences, and progress with you.
Nobody ever wonders what ALS is until they know someone who is affected by it. Now you know somebody who is. Either the person that sent you this knows me or they know someone that does. Lyle Merner passed away but his goal to enlighten A MILLION PEOPLE online through this site lives on. ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease is a terrible condition without any known cause or cure.Please send this site to each person you know, so that one by one, we can draw more attention to this deadly disease that can affect anyone at any time.
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