Published: November 05, 2009 10:41 pm      

ALS Association begins new campaign

The ALS Association is encouraging caregivers to voice their concerns about their own health as well as the people who require their help around the clock during National Family Caregivers Month in November. The theme of National Family Caregivers Month is “SpeakUp,” and when caregivers speak up, the ALS Association is there to listen and help make their lives as easy as possible.

The daily challenges faced by caregivers, whose own health is adversely affected by providing care on a round-the-clock basis, will be detailed in a series of profiles featured on the association’s Web site.

As Veterans Day approaches on Nov. 11, all Americans are urged to join the association in showing their support for the nation’s veterans and their caregivers by sending a letter to the editor of their local newspaper using the association’s Web site at www.alsa.org.