Sarah Coglianese was diagnosed with ALS in June 2012 at the age of 33. Prior to that, she was an avid runner, who completed the Portland Marathon. Sarah worked in book publishing for 11 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and in New York. She is now a writer (www.speed4sarah.com), living in San Francisco with her husband Rob and their daughter Scarlett. Sarah’s work has been published in The New York Times, Scary Mommy, CNN.com, Redbook Magazine.
Most recently, she developed the “What Would You Give?” campaign to raise awareness and funding for ALS research. The online fundraising campaign exceeded its initial goal several times over, raising more than $150,000. The campaign challenged individuals to give up something which is lost in ALS for a day, such as their hands, legs or voice. Dozens of people joined Sarah in the campaign and used it to raise awareness in their communities and workplaces as well as raise funds in support of ALS research.