My team
OUR FINISH LINE SAYS ALS DONE!
Dear Friends & Family,
We are proud and honored to once again run on the ALS ONE Falmouth Road Race Team in honor of Kathryn and Jack's cherished dad, Tom McCarthy, who was lost to Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) in 2019 at the age of just 53. While Tom didn't have ALS, MSA and ALS are both very progressive and terrifying neurodegenerative diseases. Each affect the body in different ways and have distinct characteristics - ALS primarily affects motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and paralysis, while MSA impacts both motor and autonomic nervous systems, causing a wider range of symptoms including motor, autonomic, and sometimes cerebellar dysfunction.
The average survival after an ALS diagnosis is 3-5 years, whereas MSA often progresses at varying rates, but generally has a more rapid progression than some forms of ALS.
Funds raised through our team directly impact the research at MGH where Tom was being treated and we know that finding a cure for either of these diseases will ultimately help uncover cures for all neurological diseases.
We are so grateful for your support.
💚💙 Love, all of us on “Tom’s Team”, Kathryn & Jack McCarthy, Amanda and Andrew Michienzi, Tim Olsen, Meaghan & Kale Rockey, and Matthew Saba.
We hope you'll read more about Tom HERE. He was amazing and is so very missed.
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page for the 2025 Falmouth Road Race - supporting ALS research & equipment and resources for individuals living with ALS now.
Your support means the world to me and to all of us and will help to advance critical research via their research team at MGH, UMass Medical School, and ALS TDI, while providing essential equipment such as lifts, ramps, wheelchairs and assistive technology devices to individuals currently living with ALS via ALS ONE's care team at Compassionate Care ALS - all incredible partners that make up ALS ONE.
Your donation is fully tax-deductible, as ALS ONE is a 501c3 non-profit organization (EIN #47-4984263).
• DONATE VIA YOUR DONOR-ADVISED FUND HERE (Be sure to indicate that you are supporting my run so that ALS ONE can add it to my fundraising page when received.
To learn more about ALS ONE, visit their website at: https://alsone.org/
A big THANK YOU to all who have donated so far!
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 08 | Walker Murphy | $109.85 |
| Jul 08 | Walker Murphy | $109.85 |
| May 07 | Amanda Michienzi | $55.35 |
