ALS Arguments

Recently there has been an abundance of videos surfacing allover the internet involving people throwing cold water over themselves to raise money for charity, and somehow the original intention for it has disappeared and it has now been known as just a "Fun summer challenge" or "A challenge to raise awareness"

Although no one here is to blame really, It is slightly annoying about how many different variations these videos have about them and I thought I would do a little summary of what the challenge was originally for. Basically, there is this disease called ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) which - long story short - degrades A persons motor-skills over time, and as the disease worsens/spreads it can also cause numbness and muscle spasms to the persons body.

The challenge was for anyone nominated to donate to ALS research, and also do an ice water challenge (you donate either way) The ice water challenge is basically nominating a person to dump freezing cold water onto themselves and then nominate other people to do it too, but the freezing water was to symbolize the progression of the disease and how it numbs the affected body. (Fun fact, ALS is the disease Stephen Hawking has, and is the reason he is paralyzed)

Sorry for the short post today guys, I promise I have more on its way soon!