Raising Awareness About ALS

Our Mission is to raise awareness about ALS. We also support funding for ALS associated organizations focused on Family / Patient support and Therapy Development. There is much to learn about this disease and here we post information and links to some great websites.

Visit our PALS at Gator Ron's

Gator Ron's Zesty Sauces and Mixes:  
Gator Ron’s Zesty Sauces & Mixes is a line of unique sauces originated from recipes created by Ron Griffith. A professional salesman in telecommunications, in his spare time Ron loved to cook and was a fabulous grill master who over decades, created and perfected numerous sauces and mixes for meats, poultry, seafood, and other foods, along with recipes for healthy preparation for all of his sauces and mixes.   The concept for Gator Ron’s was created in 2006 by Ron, when he began to investigate marketing his proprietary recipes, but his desire to bring his dream to fruition was halted when he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive, neurological disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, in 2007.

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ALS Facts

Demographics

• Approximately 60% of those with ALS are men
• 93% affected are Caucasian
• Approximately 3,600 new cases of ALS are diagnosed in the US annually
• Roughly 30,000 Americans currently have it
• The average age of diagnosis is 55
• The development of ALS symptoms generally occurs between ages 40 and 70
• As people age, the percentage of men and women who are diagnosed becomes almost equal
• Life expectancy is 3+ years for 1/2 of people after diagnosis
• 20% of people live 5+ years after diagnosis
• 10% live 10+ years
• Dr. Stephen Hawking, a remarkably prolific man, has lived for decades with ALS
• 90-95% of those with ALS have sporadic, or random disease, with no genetic factor
• 5-10% have the genetic variety