NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Nashville Predators will use an upcoming home game to help raise awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the Vanderbilt ALS Research Center, which is working to find a cure for the neurological disease that steals a person’s ability to talk, eat, walk, and eventually breathe.
Otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, patients typically die within two to five years of diagnosis.
Toronto resident Louis Del Re was just 30 when he was diagnosed with ALS.
“Lou” spoke to WSMV4 in June about the role the ALS Super Fund has played in keeping centers like Vanderbilt’s running, which he and his wife had recently visited. The only one of its kind in Tennessee, the center gives hope to patients that a cure will soon be found.
“The one goal we have is to end ALS,” said Super Fund board member Del Re. “We do that by replacing competition with collaboration among fundraising and researchers, regarding of where they’re from. When a breakthrough is found, it doesn’t really matter where it’s from — it will benefit everyone everywhere. “
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The Preds will host ALS Awareness night on October 26 at Bridgestone Arena, the day after the 25th anniversary of the ALS Association’s Walk to Defeat ALS in Nashville’s Centennial Park.
Del Re and his wife plan to return to Nashville to attend both events.
For tickets to the October 26 Preds game against the Dallas Stars click here.
To order a Vanderbilt ALS Research Center license plate, click here.
You can follow Louis Del Re’s journey on Instagram at BigLou92_.
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