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The mission of SimpliHere is to help patients and families navigate the debilitating challenges of ALS by helping them to communicate basic needs, easily reach caregivers, and share information with others affected by ALS.
SimpliHere Blog
1M ago
Join us as we honor the rare disease community on this Rare DIsease Day, 2024. Hello, SimpliHere community members, As you may know, each year we recognize February 28 as Rare Disease Day (but since 2024 is a leap year, this time it falls on the 29th), a day when we pause to recognize the ..read more
SimpliHere Blog
3M ago
Advice For Caregivers To Get Through the Season Winter can be a challenging season, even for those of us who love cold temperatures, snow sports, and bundling up. For people living with chronic health conditions (such as ALS, Stroke, and other mobility-impacting diseases) and their caregivers, winter can pose many more challenges — difficult weather ..read more
SimpliHere Blog
11M ago
Assistive Care Is Ever-Changing At SimpliHere, we recognize and understand the central role professional caregivers play in the care of people living with ALS and their families. This month on the blog, we’re highlighting one such assistive care professional —Olivia Winkler, Director at BAYADA Home Health Care in Tucson, AZ. We connected with Olivia to ..read more
SimpliHere Blog
1y ago
At SimpliHere, we wanted to share some inspiration today… A new film, “Go On, Be Brave,” is about Andrea Lytle Peet’s race against time. After her ALS diagnosis, Peet, a lifelong athlete and triathlete, decided to attempt the impossible — she set a goal to become the first person with ALS to compete a marathon ..read more
SimpliHere Blog
1y ago
Dr. Doreen Ho is a renowned neurologist who cares for patients with ALS while simultaneously conducting groundbreaking research to find therapies and cures. We caught her during a break in the action in her role at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital to ask about her path into ..read more