Madam Speaker, June 2 was Lou Gehrig Day, and June is ALS Awareness Month.
Lou Gehrig was one of the best baseball players to play the game. After his diagnosis of the disease that would one day bear his name, he told Yankees fans that even though they had read about his “bad break”, he considered himself “the luckiest man on...earth”.
That was 1939. My friend Tim Robertson lived with ALS for 13 years, and Tim had that same attitude. Whether it was sporting events or Sherpa-ing my signs during election campaigns, Tim never let the disease define him.
However, little has changed since 1939 for those diagnosed with ALS. Today there is still no cure.
ALS Canada provides services and support, funds, research and advocates for change. On June 20, I will be joining Tim's wife, Beth, and walking virtually in the Walk to End ALS. I invite members to join us and support ALS Canada.