Since her diagnosis with ALS at age 32, Gwen Petersen has poured her energy into advancing the science of her disease. Gwen’s unprecedented access to safe, experimental therapies in clinical development is what fuels her work in advocacy. With access, brings hope for many ALS patients. Gwen is not the stereotypical ALS face; she is a member of the global sisterhood, Her ALS Story, a group of women diagnosed with ALS before our 35th birthday. One of Her ALS Story’s key objectives is to dispel the myth that ALS is an older man’s disease. Gwen is married to her best friend, Nathan, and they are parents of an exuberant Goldendoodle named Annabelle. Prior to her diagnosis, Gwen worked as a Recruiter for one of the top ten medical centers in the country.