June is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in Canada. It’s a time to raise awareness about the devastating disease that is impacting the 3,000 Canadians living with it and their families, including Mayor Salonen.
ALS is a relentlessly progressive, fatal motor neuron that eventually leads to the loss of the ability to move, speak and breathe. This disease can move with startling swiftness: four out of five people die within two to five years of their diagnosis. And it has tremendous emotional, financial, and psychological impact on patients and their families.
June is Elder Abuse Month. The Township of Wilmot will be joining communities locally, regionally, nationally, and across the world to heighten awareness of elder abuse. It focuses our attention on the need for all of us, to take responsibility in preventing elder abuse.