B.C. couple launches grueling ALS fundraising journey in Nanaimo

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NANAIMO — Competing in triathlons across the country won’t be easy, but a Vernon couple has motivation on their side.
Mike Pearson, 63, and Donna Bartel, 59, start Trii’ing to End ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on Sunday, May 11 at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake Park.
The devastating progressive, often fatal neurological disease affects brain and spinal cord nerve cells, leading to increasingly restrictive muscle control.
ALS claimed the life of Pearson’s great uncle and Bartel’s mother.