Tag: ALS
Tears along the way, a smile at the top: team ALS patient Frank collects more than 4 tons in France
The Tour du ALS the talk of the day. This morning they were there early at the Anne Frank School, the school of Frank’s children, to encourage the people of…
ALS patient Frank and his brother conquer the Mont Ventoux on a tandem
“We have been working on it a lot,” says teacher Marleen. “But today is the most important day for us, right?” The children agree with this, although they sometimes find…
Frank raises 400,000 euros for the ALS foundation. Where does the money go?
Frank Bos from Bunnik and his team have already raised more than 390,000 euros for research into ALS. And while the sponsored tour still has to be cycled. On Thursday…
Lifting a glass of water is already difficult for Frank with ALS, but he still goes to climb Mont Ventoux
Every Monday Herman and Floor take care of Frank, because daily activities are no longer possible. “I have accepted that I need help,” says Frank. “That was of course a…
Bunnik joins en masse when Frank climbs Mont Ventoux despite ALS muscle disease
Every Monday Herman and Floor take care of Frank, because daily activities are no longer possible. “I have accepted that I need help,” says Frank. “That was of course a…
Lotta’s husband got ALS – chose to end his life
ALS-sick composer Stefan Nilsson chose to end his life – now his wife, Lotta Hasselquist Nilsson, tells about the last hours together with her husband.– We made the room nice…
Her husband chose death – after the ALS announcement
Composer Stefan Nilsson died a year ago. In the SVT documentary “Min död är min” he tells that he had chosen to take his own life because of ALS –…
Kristoffer suffers from ALS – but cannot be discharged
The 42-year-old father of two, Kristoffer Gustavsson from the municipality of Marks suffers from a hereditary variant of the disease ALS, the so-called SOD1 variant. There is a new medication…
Happy skiers raised money for ALS research with Sara Hector
– We have drawn in 500,000 kroner since we started this in 2019, today we hope for another 250,000 kroner, says Sara Hector. It was in 2016 that Sara Hector’s…
More and more people in Sweden are affected by ALS
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left Full-screen ALS is a neurological disease that leads to muscle wasting and paralysis. Most people affected are between 70 and 80 years old. Archive image. Photo: Christine…