Help raise money for
treatment of ALS through Debra’s Journey for Life Foundation
Orlando, Florida
– February 19, 2015 – Debra Haugabrook-Briggs announces
the campaign to raise money for the Debra’s Journey for Life Foundation. Debra
was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou
Gehrig’s disease, on September 10, 2012. Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a
neurodegenerative disease
that weakens neurons in the brain and upper spinal cord which control
muscles. This disease
eventually leaves the patient completely paralyzed, but the majority of people
with ALS will maintain hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste. Currently there
is not a cure for ALS, it is a fatal disease with a devastating journey.
At any one time, there are
about 30,000 people living with ALS, each year 5,000 people are diagnosed. The
cause of ALS is unknown, it is such a rare disease and most people will never
know anyone with ALS in their life time. Because it is so unknown, it does not
get the attention, thus is lacking in research funding/focus from drug
companies, nor does it get adequate support and awareness from others.
Debra's husband, Walter
Briggs (former New York Jets quarterback), has been instrumental in helping to
raise millions of dollars for many Charities throughout the Country with Golf
Tournaments, and Bowling Tournaments. He of course is in the forefront of this
fight against ALS with alongside his wife. They never thought we would be in
this situation, stricken with such a horrific disease and in
a fight for life.
Your Gift donations to
Debra’s Journey for Life Foundation will help The ALS Association and ALS
Therapy Development Institute support research to find a cure for ALS. You will
also be providing help to much-needed services for many ALS patients and their
families affected by this disease. Join Debra’s Journey for Life Foundation in
their efforts by making a difference with this cause.
To LEARN MORE about the project, or to help support their organization,
please visit:
Contact:
Debra Haugabrook-Briggs
Debra's Journey
Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 616500, Orlando,
FL 32861-6500
debrasjourneyforlife@gmail.com
