DISEASE ALS, THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE. TONIGHT IT TURNS ALL
BUCKET CHALLENGE. TONIGHT IT TURNS ALL THAT COLD CASH IS
TONIGHT IT TURNS ALL THAT COLD CASH IS PAYING OFF.
THAT COLD CASH IS PAYING OFF. >> Reporter: IT WAS A
PAYING OFF. >> Reporter: IT WAS A FRIGID PHENOMENON IN
>> Reporter: IT WAS A FRIGID PHENOMENON IN THE SUMMER OF 2014,
FRIGID PHENOMENON IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, THE ICE BUCKET
THE SUMMER OF 2014, THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE, MEANT TO
THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE, MEANT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND
CHALLENGE, MEANT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR ALS, A
RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR ALS, A DEBILITATING DISEASE
FUNDS FOR ALS, A DEBILITATING DISEASE WITH NO CURE.
DEBILITATING DISEASE WITH NO CURE. CHRISTINA WAS
WITH NO CURE. CHRISTINA WAS DIAGNOSED AT JUST 31,
CHRISTINA WAS DIAGNOSED AT JUST 31, GIVEN JUST TWO YEARS
DIAGNOSED AT JUST 31, GIVEN JUST TWO YEARS TO LIVE.
GIVEN JUST TWO YEARS TO LIVE. SINCE SHE WAS GIVEN A
TO LIVE. SINCE SHE WAS GIVEN A NEW DRUG IN A TRIAL
SINCE SHE WAS GIVEN A NEW DRUG IN A TRIAL FUNDED BY THE MORE
NEW DRUG IN A TRIAL FUNDED BY THE MORE THAN 200,$200 MILLION
FUNDED BY THE MORE THAN 200,$200 MILLION RAISED.
THAN 200,$200 MILLION RAISED. >> THERE WAS A BRIEF
RAISED. >> THERE WAS A BRIEF PERIOD WHERE SHE WAS
>> THERE WAS A BRIEF PERIOD WHERE SHE WAS NOT ON THE DRUG AND WE
PERIOD WHERE SHE WAS NOT ON THE DRUG AND WE SAW THE DRAMATIC
NOT ON THE DRUG AND WE SAW THE DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IN THE
SAW THE DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IN THE PROGRESSION IN THAT
DIFFERENCE IN THE PROGRESSION IN THAT TWO-YEAR COMPARISON
PROGRESSION IN THAT TWO-YEAR COMPARISON THAT SHE WAS ON THE
TWO-YEAR COMPARISON THAT SHE WAS ON THE DRUG.
THAT SHE WAS ON THE DRUG. >> Reporter:
DRUG. >> Reporter: RESEARCHERS REPORT
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS REPORT PATIENTS WHO GOT THE
RESEARCHERS REPORT PATIENTS WHO GOT THE DRUG RETAINED PHYSICAL
PATIENTS WHO GOT THE DRUG RETAINED PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS LONGER LIKE
DRUG RETAINED PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS LONGER LIKE SPEAKING, WALKING,
FUNCTIONS LONGER LIKE SPEAKING, WALKING, SWALLOWING.
SPEAKING, WALKING, SWALLOWING. DID YOU THINK YOU
SWALLOWING. DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD SEE THIS IN YOUR
DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD SEE THIS IN YOUR LIFETIME?
WOULD SEE THIS IN YOUR LIFETIME? >> NO.
LIFETIME? >> NO. THIS IS AMAZING.
>> NO. THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS A DREAM COME
THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME.
THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. >> Reporter: RESULTS
TRUE FOR ME. >> Reporter: RESULTS SO GOOD THE ALS
>> Reporter: RESULTS SO GOOD THE ALS ASSOCIATION IS
SO GOOD THE ALS ASSOCIATION IS PETITIONING THE FDA TO
ASSOCIATION IS PETITIONING THE FDA TO BYPASS STAGE THREE
PETITIONING THE FDA TO BYPASS STAGE THREE TRIALS AND GET THE
BYPASS STAGE THREE TRIALS AND GET THE DRUG TO PATIENTS NOW.
TRIALS AND GET THE DRUG TO PATIENTS NOW. >> ANY IMPROVEMENT
DRUG TO PATIENTS NOW. >> ANY IMPROVEMENT THAT WE CAN GIVE
>> ANY IMPROVEMENT THAT WE CAN GIVE THROUGH MEDICATION IS
THAT WE CAN GIVE THROUGH MEDICATION IS GOING TO BE
THROUGH MEDICATION IS GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL FOR THESE
GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL FOR THESE PATIENTS WHO HAVE A
SUBSTANTIAL FOR THESE PATIENTS WHO HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE SPAN.
PATIENTS WHO HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE SPAN. >> Reporter:.
VERY SHORT LIFE SPAN. >> Reporter:. >> WHEN PETE WAS
>> Reporter:. >> WHEN PETE WAS DIAGNOSED, WE DIDN’T
>> WHEN PETE WAS DIAGNOSED, WE DIDN’T SEE THE LIGHT AT THE
DIAGNOSED, WE DIDN’T SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. NOT ONLY DO WE SEE THE
END OF THE TUNNEL. NOT ONLY DO WE SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF
NOT ONLY DO WE SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, BUT NOW WE
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, BUT NOW WE CAN FEEL ITS RAYS, AND
THE TUNNEL, BUT NOW WE CAN FEEL ITS RAYS, AND IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.
CAN FEEL ITS RAYS, AND IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> Reporter: THE MONEY
IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> Reporter: THE MONEY RAISED FROM THE ICE
>> Reporter: THE MONEY RAISED FROM THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE HAS
RAISED FROM THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN 100
BUCKET CHALLENGE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN 100 POTENTIAL THERAPIES.
FUNDED MORE THAN 100 POTENTIAL THERAPIES. CHRISTINA WANTS TO SEE
POTENTIAL THERAPIES. CHRISTINA WANTS TO SEE HER KIDS GRADUATE.
CHRISTINA WANTS TO SEE HER KIDS GRADUATE. >> OBVIOUSLY WE WANT A
HER KIDS GRADUATE. >> OBVIOUSLY WE WANT A CURE, BUT IF WE JUST
>> OBVIOUSLY WE WANT A CURE, BUT IF WE JUST FREEZE IT AND JUST
CURE, BUT IF WE JUST FREEZE IT AND JUST STOP THE DEG REGAGS
FREEZE IT AND JUST STOP THE DEG REGAGS WHERE IT IS, WE’RE
STOP THE DEG REGAGS WHERE IT IS, WE’RE BOTH VERY HAPPY.
