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On the occasion of World Occupational Therapy Day on October 27, ALS Quebec highlights the essential role occupational therapists play for people living with ALS. This year’s global theme, “Participation Matters,” reflects their work well: enabling everyone to keep eating, holding a cup, communicating, and staying in the living room with their family for as long as possible. We spoke...

MONTREAL, May 28, 2026 – Eighty-seven years after the diagnosis of Lou Gehrig, the famous New York baseball player, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains a fatal disease: it still claims eight out of ten people within five years of diagnosis. To mark ALS Awareness Month and Lou Gehrig Day, ALS Quebec is rolling out a series of fundraising activities across Quebec to raise awareness...