Mark Wilson is a former airline pilot and a want-to-be pro baseball player from Woodward, OK. He played baseball in college with a two year break (compliments of Uncle Sam). After he finished playing college baseball, he used his GI Bill to pay for a degree in aviation. After spending a few years flying charter …
Most of our customers are families who have a loved one with communication challenges, but we are also happy that organizations, such as clinics and ALS Association chapters, are beginning to purchase devices for their loan closet. This month, we are proud to feature the Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Chapter of the ALS Association. …
Meet Julie Julie was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. She has worked as a secretary for the Arlington National Gas Company for the last 20 years. ANG is a very small family owned utility company where the owners regularly bring their dogs into the office to stay with Julie when they have to work …
Meet Mike Michael Paxson lives in Warsaw, Missouri with his loving wife Rhonda, whom he has been married to for 17 years. Mike & Rhonda are extremely thankful for Mike’s caregiver, Mera, who has been a tremendous help to them in their time of need. Mike was diagnosed with ALS in November of 2014 and …
Integris ALS CEnter We’re pleased to announce that we are now serving Integris Southwest’s ALS Center in Oklahoma City. The Integris Neuromuscular Center provides care for individuals with a variety of neuromuscular disorders including myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy, hereditary neuropathies, and more. Since 2006, the center has been honored to be one of 38 …
Meet Shirley Meet Shirley Burgess. Shirley is the first recipient of the VisuALS system from the Arkansas ALS Association’s loan closet. The ALS Arkansas Chapter is excited to be able to serve their loved ones with a brand new affordable AAC device and thrilled that Shirley gets to be the first one to use it. …
Meet Sarah We’re happy to introduce to you our first completed Love Fund! Joel Morris was searching online for a communication device for his mother, Sarah Leverett, who had recently had a stroke and lost all ability to communicate, when he came across one of our ads. After a few days of prayer, Joel decided …
Meet Steve Steve Snider has been an ALS patient for more than 4 years. His condition has deteriorated to where he cannot use his hands, arms, or legs. Steve wants to stay ahead of the next problem, which will be the loss of his ability to speak. Learning an eye gaze and text-to-speech system will …
Meet Carolyn Carolyn Heath is our newest beta customer. We’ve enjoyed getting to know Carolyn over the past several months through discussions at the Tulsa ALS Support Group meetings. Carolyn was diagnosed with ALS in 2013. Although she still has a strong voice, Carolyn was very interested in VisuALS from the first time she saw …
Meet Judy Judy is our second and newly added beta customer. She was diagnosed in August of 2013 and lost the ability to speak about a year ago. Judy has been happily married to her husband, Rodger, for 44 years and together they rely on their faith in God to continue the fight. After Judy …
