We walk, run, and rally for Wade Rudolph (June 13, 1955 - July 6, 2023) my incredible father whose strength, humor, and heart continue to inspire us every day. Wade faced ALS with unshakable courage and grace, and we honor his memory by fighting for those still battling this devastating disease.

Team #WithWade was created in his honor, a reminder that we are, and always will be, with Wade. Every step we take is for him and for a future where ALS no longer steals the people we love.

Wade participated in one of the newest ALS treatments, Radicava, a powdered drug approved in late 2022 shown it helped to extend life by about 10 months. This is the hope and the heartbreak for people living with ALS: that for a neurodegenerative disease that slowly robs people of their independence, 10 months is considered remarkable progress. 

Sadly, there is still no cure for ALS. Dad passed the following July, about a year and a half after his diagnosis. That's why we walk. To raise funds to support patients and caregivers, to spread awareness of the urgent need for new treatments, and to press Congress for expanded access to experimental trials and new treatments. Like Dad, those living with ALS already face a fatal diagnosis. They deserve every possible option and every chance at more time.

We walk for time. We walk for change. We walk for Wade. With heavy hearts yet unbroken hope for a future where courage like his isn't met with impossible odds.

What is ALS?

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the nerve cells controlling voluntary muscles, eventually compromising the ability to move, speak, swallow, and breathe. Every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with ALS ? and every 90 minutes, someone loses their battle to it. Because of the way it strikes and advances, there is still no cure.