[hadeharian]

This is good. The very odd thing about this event is that I recall the benefit and to some extent the ridiculousness of the ice bucket challenge, and thought to myself that it's great that people were coming together to help those in need.

Several months later, my father was diagnosed with ALS. A week ago, my father passed away.

At this stage in my life, I can't begin to express how thankful I am that there is a group dedicated to the treatment of this condition and that (unlike many other US charitable endeavors) the monies received have been utilized efficiently.