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ALS Benefit Concert To Raise Funds For Former Firefighter, Santa Clarita Resident 

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Community members are invited to attend the Rockin’ for Research ALS Benefit Concert on Saturday, June 13, to help raise funds for local resident Steven Hill, a former firefighter, paramedic and studio medic who has been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2017. Hosted by Get Pressed With Korybeth, the fundraiser is scheduled from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ...

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Santa Clarita Mother Of Two Has Her Life Changed By ALS

9/11/23 ALS

Jenina Marik, a 39-year-old wife, mother and business owner, has had her life turned upside down after beginning her battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2020 and is seeking financial help. While caring for her newborn baby, Owen, in March of 2020, Marik noticed a nagging weakness in her leg. For years, Marik dealt with muscle twitches and weakness ...

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Congressman Garcia Supports Legislation To Fight ALS, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, recently co-sponsored the bipartisan, bicameral bill Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS ACT (ACT for ALS), House Resolution 3537.  This bill is set to create the infrastructure needed to fund early access to promising clinical trial therapies for patients who suffer from fast-progressing rare neurodegenerative and terminal diseases, like ALS. “It is imperative that ...

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Local Women Dies After Battle With ALS Family Seeks Donations

 After a four-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a longtime SCV resident’s family is asking for the community’s help. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A Santa Clarita Valley resident, realtor wife and mother, Loretta Rollins and her husband, Glen, were longtime contributors to the SCV, according to a friends ...

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Santa Clarita Woman Diagnosed With ALS, Donations Needed

A long time resident of the Santa Clarita Valley, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, in 2013 and her family is asking for help. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Loretta Rollins, 69, noticed something was off in Jan. 2010, she felt as though her tongue and teeth were out of ...

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