The Ice Bucket Challenge is Officially Accepted!!

 

I am accepting the ice bucket challenge made by my fiancée, James Bryant!! My uncle, Michael Horn, died 2 years ago from this horrific condition. I feel privileged to have known and loved him and I willingly accept this challenge. My Uncle Mike was a brilliant, highly educated scientist that made many contributions to the global society, and our family's loss is shared by all. It's a ghastly disease for every person who suffers through it, but for such an intelligent man to be forced... to suffer through it is absolutely dreadful. I can't imagine what he and his immediate family (my aunt and cousins) felt to watch his extremely rapid decline. I think that his suffering made their loss so much worse. My sympathies go out to them, and I will be doing the ice bucket challenge in his honor. I implore everyone to make a donation to the ALS foundation so we can find a cure. Look for my video tomorrow!!

I will always miss you, Uncle Mike.  You touched my life in many ways and I will always remember you.