Recently, we paid a follow-up visit to ALS member Steve Saling (Smooth S) to see what he’s been up to and talk about future plans.
When we last spoke with him in 2012, Steve was using his expertise as an architect and his interest in technology to spearhead the ALS Residence Initiative (ALSRI), starting with the Steve Saling ALS Residence at the Chelsea Jewish Foundation’s Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass.
The ALSRI has grown into a series of fully automated residences – now in multiple cities nationwide – that allow pALS the freedom of independent living alongside 24-hour care. And just this past Sunday, the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence officially opened as the second residence at the Leonard Florence Center for Living.
“Until medicine proves otherwise, technology is the cure,” Steve says.
Watch what else he has to say in this interview.
For more on Steve and footage of the ALS Residence, here’s the rest of his story!
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Thank you for following up with this wonderful person.
Watching Steve at the 2012 inauguration gave me a glimpse of what life may be like inside a failing body. His determination to make the life better for himself and others was remarkable.
Learning from Steve and others with difficult and alienating diseases is what has made PLM so great.
Best of luck and keep up the great work.