LANCE: Family affected by ALS supports viral fundraiser
Physical education instructors participate in the ice bucket challenge on the football field Aug. 20. Photo by Lance photographer Mitch Francis
This is an excerpt from a story on Page One of Issue One of the Lance, which comes out Friday, Sept. 12. Make sure to pick up a copy of the Lance to read the story and see a graphic about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
For junior Sabrina Severin and freshman Samantha Severin, their 2012 Thanksgiving dinner consisted of watching their grandmother confined to a wheelchair, unable to taste the fresh turkey at the center of the table.
Unable to carry a conversation with her family.
Unable to laugh at their antics.
Unable to utter words of affection and admiration to her family ever again.
Continued on Page One of the Lance.
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