"The most powerful reasons for living are personal… family, friends, being part of important events, goals to be accomplished. The whole family should be involved in developing an effective intervention program of care." — Forbes Norris, M.D.

"It is a privilege to be part of the clinical team at the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center at California Pacific Medical Center. We care for patients, their families and conduct research to find the cause and cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Our multidisciplinary team provides the scope of care necessary to allow our patients to live their lives with dignity. We are recognized as being among the best in the world in effectively treating people with this disease, but we still have a long way to go. We aim even higher than improving disease management. Our patients participate in cutting-edge clinical trials seeking to find new ways to slow the relentless progression of the paralysis that inevitably results in death. Additionally, we are working on bringing the latest molecular biological findings about motor nerve cells directly from the laboratory bench to the bedside. The courage and dignity of our ALS families inspires us to work even harder to keep hope alive."

Your financial consideration goes directly to sustain the quality care and hope which the Norris ALS center provides to all of their patients. Donations to the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center are managed by California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, a separately incorporated not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is the development of resources for and programs like the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center.

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Caring for patients with neurological disorders is our profession, finding the cause and cure for these debilitating diseases is our passion. Through the generous support and spirit of our donors finding the cause and cure grows closer each day. By promoting research and supporting our programs that provide quality care and advance scientific knowledge and research you too can make a difference. The following needs are of the highest priority in the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center continual efforts to improve the quality of our services: Fundraising Priorities