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Article: Walking for a cause.(City/Region)(The annual event raises money to fight ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- September 21, 2009
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Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard
The sign on Tony Cole's wheelchair said it all: Time to "Walk and Roll for ALS." And once again, there was Chris Cole giving his older brother a push.
"Without Chris, I couldn't have done a lot of things," said Tony, 52, who was born with cerebral palsy.
But now, it's Chris, 40, who needs Tony's support.
"I've been disabled for 52 years and I know what a long road Chris has got," Tony Cole said of his only brother. "And it really bothers me now. Just the other day, I asked him how he was feeling, and he said, `Weak.' It's just really frustrating to see him this way."
Chris Cole of ...