As we come to the close of another decade, we have so much to look back on and be thankful for. It was the beginning of the decade in October 2011 that our first President and Inspiration, Christopher Chiu was diagnosed with the horrible disease ALS. Christopher and his family were in shock, in disbelief, and overwhelmed, to say the least. However, the more the family learned about the disease, and as Christopher’s family and friends began to fundraise for the d

On Thursday, March 30, 2017 we held our 3rd Annual Purple Carpet event with a screening of the documentary film, Gleason. While mother nature wasn't our very best friend that night (she provided some snow, freezing rain and sleet), we have friends who made the trek and enjoyed a life changing film with us. We heard from the Christopher Chiu Fellow, Dr. Philip McGoldrick about the importance of ALS research, then a short message from Markham's Mayor Frank Scarpitti, before we

We caught up with Dr. Philip McGoldrick, ALS Double Play's Fellow for the Christopher Chiu Fellowship for ALS Research at the University of Toronto. Over the next three years, ALS Double Play will fund the ALS research that Dr. McGoldrick will be working on. From his favourite place in the world, to the best meal he's ever had, to where he feels ALS research is going, learn more below! Name: Dr. Philip McGoldrick Hometown: Stockport/Manchester, UK Undergraduate School: Univer

Recently one of our friends, a teacher at Unionville High School, asked if she might include an ALS patient as a virtual client for her Interior Design Class. What a great (awareness) idea! The students sent a number of questions about daily living needs, space needs, specific needs for machinery, etc. The result was a visually appealing and highly useable space for both the person living with ALS and their caregiver. One of the things that becomes difficult with ALS is the n