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Dawley Does It Again
May 23, 2005
You may remember Mike Dawley. He’s the young man
from Morgantown, West Virginia who organized the “Just Cure It”
network to support ALS research. Shortly after being diagnosed with ALS
in the spring of 2000, Dawley—aided by friends and family—
coordinated a series of marathons that raised more than $60,000 for Packard
Center research. And now he can boast having raised another $10,000 for
the Center.
Mike Dawley (back row, 6th from left) and the Just
Cure It Team
At the May 7 Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, Dawley arrived—along
with his Just Cure It team of 15—eager to meet up with his old high
school friends (Dawley grew up in Indianapolis, and his parents still
live there). Determined
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Ginger and Mike Dawley and children,
Paul and Emily |
to race despite his limitations, Dawley finished in about three and a half
hours. He credited family and friends for giving him the strength to pull
it off. Dawley also used the opportunity to reiterate that, for him, ALS
is not a death sentence. “I decided I was going to live with ALS,
not die from it,” he said. “It’s just my nature and my
personality. I have a lot to live for.”
Dawley still works full time as a purchasing manager for a West Virginia-based
chemical plant. He also runs and coaches athletic events. He lives with
his wife, Ginger, and children: 8-year-old Emily and 7-year-old Paul.
Read more about Mike Dawley on the ALS Center website:
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Brodie Fund Fundraising Event, April 26, 2003 |
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