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11/23/20
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Dies At 37
Patrick Quinn, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2013, helped amplify the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, which raised more than $220 million for research on the disease.
Politics
07/08/20
Exclusive: Watch Joe Biden's Emotional Interview With Activist Ady Barkan
Ady Barkan, who is living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal disease, spoke with former VP Joe Biden about health care, police brutality, overcoming grief, and more.
Politics
11/25/19
Ady Barkan Announces Support for Elizabeth Warren
The terminally ill activist announced his support in an emotional video letter to his newborn daughter.
Politics
09/04/19
Ady Barkan & Bernie Sanders Discuss Medicare for All
Watch Bernie Sanders open up about this progress and his family's health care experiences with Ady Barkan, who is battling ALS.
Politics
09/03/19
Advocate Ady Barkan and Cory Booker Get Personal About America's Health Care Issues
Watch this intensely personal health care conversation between Ady Barkan, who is dying of ALS, and presidential candidate Cory Booker.
News
06/12/19
#IceBucketChallenge Raises $115M for ALS
The #IceBucketChallenge raised $11 million for ALS research.
Politics
05/07/19
Advocate Ady Barkan Urges Congress to Pass Medicare for All
Activist Ady Barkan made a life-threatening journey across the U.S. to defend Americans’ right to universal health care.
Politics
04/30/19
Ady Barkan Testifies Before Congress with Help of Computer Speech As He Battles ALS
ALS stole Ady Barkan’s voice at a tragically young age—but not his drive to fight for Medicare for All while he is still alive.“Never before have I given a speech without my natural voice, to lay out my arguments, convey my most passionately held beliefs, tell the details of my personal story,” he stated via a computer voice system
Politics
07/25/18
Health Care Activist Ady Barkan Is Still Rallying the Nation Despite Dying from ALS
Even as he battles terminal ALS, Ady Barkan is traveling the country asking Americans to be heroes this election season.
Politics
04/17/18
Ady Barkan Has a Heart-Wrenching Final Letter for His Son
Ady Barkan left a heartbreaking video message for his baby son.“Hey Carl, it’s me, dad,” he began in the video.
News
04/01/18
Ady Barkan On Stephen Hawking And ALS
34-year-old Ady Barkan has a life expectancy of 2-3 years.
News
03/14/18
Stephan Hawking Defied the Odds for ALS
Stephen Hawking was given two years to live in 1963 and outlived his ALS prognosis by more than half a century.
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