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Join Team Blazeman!   The list of registered Blazeman Warriors keeps growing! We are proud to have you representing us on the battlefields!     Clark Archibald John Mcnamara Kevin Perkins Melissa Merson Thomas Martwinski Jennifer Bornemann Kathleen Fetissoff Linda Laird Chris Ellinghaus Fabrice Le Det Petra Le Det Nick Logan Ran Korolik Erik Feeney Christopher Giordano Charlie Dunne Karen O'Riordan Mia Richter Jennifer Tebbetts Debbie Ragals Brian Breen Dru Bornhoeft Cheryl Iseberg Richard Volpe Christopher Price Alexander Ha Gregory Hoots Tricia Ryan Domnick Nelson David Knight Caryn Blanke Douglas Munsee Alexis Andrianopoulos Glenn Hines Philip Clark Susan Langevin Karen Duffy Mike Duffy Brian Duffy Kevin Long Steven Perunovich Sean Dutra Michael Ricci Cathy Ruf Ed Bullock Ryan Van Praet Doreen DiMeglio Judy Pratt Michael Keim Barbara Altemus April Colescott Gabe Fiscus Ken Fanelli Larry O'Connell Caryn De Filippo Jennifer Brady Diego Avalos Megan Knepper Brian Kochanek Paul Nowicki Ron Salmon Barry Conrad Christopher Demers Jennie Eddy Marty Peterson Jack Keenan Dennis Joyce Rob Duguay John Plumley Kimberly Magee Sean Waklee Christine Suter Collette Bates Brad Culp T. Connelly Michael Carr Richard Higgs Sean McNamara Jason Biggs Henry Hoyle John Purvis Leah Roberts Robert Maldonado Bill Peloso Shelley Farmer Michele Solomon Daniel Molloy Michael Ireland Michael Hicks, Jr. Leanda Cave Ryan Close Courtney Greene Thomas Simmons Colin Lake Tim Smit Jordan Bryden Kim Williams Chris Parker Shawn Mahoney Lisa Unger John Ryan Dana Ryan Conn Jackson Michael Mathers JD Mathers Nancy Nicklas John Wolski Adolfo Roa Jen McGuiggan Charlie Komar Alexander Karn Tarcisco Alvarez-Rivero Rodney Ward Mark Helisek Paul Mandell Bob Gebbie Jerry Sappington Kimberly Daley John Daley Celeste Callahan Michael Swyt Kimberly Sass Jeremiah Crandell Christie and Mark Di Pietro Susanna Di Pietro Paul Fahey Vernon Johnson Mary Miller Cami Stark John Wright Chris Tidmore Anna Jenkins Chris Stafford Brian Layman Todd Verkest Brent Layman Sean Chick Kevin Davidson Jane Dempsey Fernando Sumaya   TEAMS Beat ALS Canadian Triathletes Clan Westchester D3 Multisport OC Blazeman ParkCity Clan Providence Triathlon Steve Perunovich Family & Friends Team Kochanek Team Long Team Newton's War on ALS Team Polar Team raceAthlete Coonbottom Tri Club The Nelson for Blazeman Team Tim Smit's War on ALS   Hello Blazeman Warriors,   We have some exciting news to share this month! As many of you know, our mission is both awareness and funding cutting-edge scientific research to find a treatment and eventual cure for ALS. Our warriors have excelled at raising awareness everywhere they go, which in turn has generated the financial support we need for funding a cure. Thanks to everyone's hard work and generous support, we have made our first research grant to The Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. The grant, known as the Blazeman Post-Doc in ALS, provides two years of funding in the laboratory of Dr. Teepu Siddique and was awarded to Dr. Kaouther Ajroud, Ph.D. For more information, read the article below. This partnership would not have been possible without you - THANK YOU!!!   On another medical note, we have also made a support grant available for the 4th Annual ALS/MND Nursing Symposium this September in Chicago, IL in conjunction with the Les Turner Foundation and Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. This grant will allow a nurse to attend who would not otherwise be able to finance the trip.  As Jon's caregiver and a nurse myself, I cannot stress how important this area is overlooked. I will also be in attendance and look forward to sharing our story as well as bringing awareness to our mission. I am thrilled to share this news with you as we continuously work in support of our mission to raise awareness and resources in support of a cure for ALS. We're one step closer and, for that, I thank you.   Till next time.... With strength, honor and affection, Mary Ann Blais Jon's Mom Blazeman Foundation for ALS Blazeman Foundation Dedicates First Research Grant to Northwestern University The Blazeman Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow in ALS will advance cutting-edge research With a recent two-year $100,000 commitment to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, the Blazeman Foundation for ALS has issued their first research grant. In partnership with the Les Turner ALS Foundation, the Seekonk, Massachusetts-based organization will support the research of the Blazeman Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow in ALS. Recently designated to fill the fellowship position, Kaouther Ajroud, PhD, will work in the Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory in the Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences under the leadership of Teepu Siddique, MD (photo, right), Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Foundation Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ajroud's research will focus on a newly-identified gene associated with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." As the Blazeman Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow in ALS, she will continue to advance the laboratory's research while benefitting from advanced training in the neuromuscular disorder sub-specialty. "We think Dr. Ajroud's research will have wide implications for this disease, including sporadic ALS," Dr. Siddique commented. "This gene and new targets identified in our genome-wide study in sporadic ALS lead us closer to pinpointing the causes of ALS, and ultimately, will lead to therapies to limit the effects of ALS."

On May 2, 2005, twenty-year Multi-Sport veteran Jon Blais a.k.a. "Blazeman" at age 33 was diagnosed with the fatal motor neuron disease ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Blazeman dubbed himself the "ALS Warrior Poet" and brought his battle to the big island of Hawaii on October 15th that year, where he became the first person with ALS to complete the Ironman World Championships. It was his last race. In 2006, a number of athletes, inspired by Jon's 2005 efforts, rolled across the finish line in Hawaii in honor of Jon and his battle against ALS. In 2007, the Blazeman Foundation for ALS expanded Team Blazeman, comprised of "Blazeman Warriors" who have committed to raising awareness and funding a search for a cure for ALS..."So  Others May Live."

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