Meet the mom who started the Ice Bucket Challenge

Name: Meet the mom who started the Ice Bucket Challenge
Uploaded: 2014-11-19T15:55:50Z
Duration: 18 min 43 s
Description: Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge craze this summer? Meet the mom who started it all. When Nancy Frates's son Pete hurt his wrist in a baseball game, he got an unexpected diagnosis: it wasn’t a broken bone, it was ALS, and there is no cure. In this inspiring talk, Nancy tells the story of what happened next.

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Nancy Frates |

TEDxBoston

• October 2014

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge craze this summer? Meet the mom who started it all. When Nancy Frates's son Pete hurt his wrist in a baseball game, he got an unexpected diagnosis: it wasn’t a broken bone, it was ALS, and there is no cure. In this inspiring talk, Nancy tells the story of what happened next.