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September 9, 2016
Matt Siegel to Emcee Eighth Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living
Matt Siegel to Emcee Eighth Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living
August 2, 2016
At this Community, Residents Blink to Control Just About Everything
Written by Mary Kate Nelson “At the Leonard Florence Center for Living, residents can control just about everything around them through a series of blinks. The community is located in…
July 13, 2016
Leonard Florence Center Opens the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Chelsea Record • Thursday, June 30, 2016 • Page 5 Story and photos by Kate Anslinger Leonard Florence Center Opens the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence The Leonard Florence Center…
July 11, 2016
Disease Stole Their Independence, But This High-Tech Home Is Giving It Back
By Lisa Winter @lisa831 Jul 08, 2016 Steve Saling, a Boston-area landscape architect, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2006. Saling still had full function of his body…
July 8, 2016
ALS Patient Designs a Residence He Can Control With Just Blinks
Architect with ALS designs a residence he can control with just blinks
July 1, 2016
CJF Celebrates Grand Opening of Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Leonard Florence Center for Living, the only urban model skilled nursing Green House® in the world caring for individuals with ALS, recently celebrated the opening of its second ALS…
May 18, 2016
Bill Needleman Wins Coveted Mass-ALFA Resident Spirit Excellence Award
Bill Needleman, a 101 year-old resident at the Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Assisted Living, which is part of the Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, won the Resident Spirit Excellence Award at…
April 1, 2016
Using just his eyes, filmmaker captures his fight with ALS
By PHILIP MARCELO Apr. 1, 2016 1:05 AM EDT CHELSEA, Mass. (AP) — Patrick O’Brien was a young, budding New York City filmmaker and DJ known as “TransFatty” when his…
April 1, 2016
‘Transfatty Lives’ to make Boston Premiere in Revere Cinema
April 1, 2016 By Record Staff Patrick O’Brien, who was diagnosed with ALS 10 years ago at age 30, spent 10 years producing the highly acclaimed ALS documentary “Transfatty Lives.”…
March 28, 2016
A New Model for Nursing Home Care
By Susan B. Garland, From Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, April 2016 It’s a common refrain that adult children hear from their parents: “No matter what, promise that you’ll never put me…
February 22, 2016
For ALS Patients, Life Can Change At The Blink Of An Eye
February 19, 2016 By Catherine Whelan, WGBH “We’re the end of the line,” Judy tells me firmly. “It can be hard to come here at first after people get the…
February 5, 2016
Oldest Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story
Joe Bach, resident at the Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL) in Chelsea, MA, is finally sharing his story with the world, all thanks to the efforts of Joe’s family…