Stand With Sterling

01/29/2026

01/22/2026

Char here….bare with me I’m going to put myself out there, I’m not a super social, put myself on camera kind of gal, but I’m holding myself accountable on here to start posting about our daily life dealing with diagnosis of ALS and caregiving. Sterlings a fighter I’m a fighter, we are constantly researching, studying, trying everything and anything to fight this beast. We are very determined to figure this out, not only for us but for all the ALS families in general that we have come to love so much and so far we have been successful with keeping most the symptoms at bay, keeping positive (we are working on this every minute of every day and night) this doesn’t mean Sterlings life is easy and what he goes through hour by hour is not hard, I live with him, I’m his arms, legs etc! I truly don’t even understand it myself. But with all that being said it’s hard to put it on camera, being a caregiver is not easy it has all the feels, but mostly feels intimate. So here I am holding myself accountable! We are going to start sharing our day to day life. Right now we had to sale our dream home to build a safe one level home for us to live in and this has been difficult with all the other stuff we do on a daily basis, we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel to get into our own home where I believe Sterling is going to see some huge wins being able to move around more and go outdoors to get fresh air on his face!
Thanks for the listen get ready to see awkward NOT professional videos and pictures 🙈
Again I have to always say thank you for the support and love you all show us, the prayers, fundraisers all of it! We couldn’t do this fight alone

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas Eve

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12/07/2025

Sam ran this 100k in under 16 hours, 4 hours faster than his first 100k! Thank you for the inspiration Sam!!

12/05/2025

Celebrate all victories!!
Last time I weighed myself (approximately 7 monthd ago) after a year of battling many illnesses, I weighed in at 175.00 and today I weighed in at 190.7. I am also up to 20,000-30,000 steps on my peddle machine at medium and high speed without tiring or muscle fatigue.

12/05/2025

Sam Nielsen is back at the Brazos Bend trail race—this time running the 100K on December 6–7 in honor of his good friend Sterling Lyman. Brazos Bend State Park, just south of Houston, is known for its stunning wildlife, especially its many alligators—who we hope will be active this year!
We’re also excited to welcome new LiveOn Team members. Catherine “Kate” Lynch, a cancer survivor and mother of two, is an accomplished ultrarunner with finishes at Cocodona 250 and Leadville 100. Joining the 100K as well is Mark Kaulen, whose wife Diane chairs the Houston Area Su***de Prevention Coalition.
While Sam is running to raise money for ALS research in Sterling’s name, LiveOn stands for facing any life challenge—and choosing to LiveOn!

Want to support Sterling and this amazing running team?
You can donate to his treatment costs through Sam’s hard work and training for the Brazos Bend 100K. Every mile Sam runs is for Sterling.
Venmo:

Thank you for helping Sterling and choosing to LiveOn!

11/25/2025

LiveOn 100k

Sam Nielsen is back at the Brazos Bend trail race. This time instead of the 100-mile Sam will run the 100K in honor of his good friend Sterling Lyman, December 6th- 7th. Brazos Bend is a spectacular State Park located just South of Houston/Sugar Land and is most known for its abundance of birds and American Alligators among other wildlife. This is a fun trail race that hopefully this year is warm enough that the gators will participate. We also have some new LiveOn Team members to help this year. Catherine Lynch, goes by Kate, is a cancer survivor and mother of two. She is an amazing runner that has completed many ultra races including the Cocodona 250 and Leadville 100. Also participating in the 100K is Mark Kaulen. Mark’s wife Diane Kaulen is Chair leader for the Houston Area Su***de Prevention Coalition. Though Sam is running to help raise money for Sterling Lyman and find a cure for ALS we want to remind all that LiveOn represents any life challenge we may have and to LiveON!

11/19/2025

Does anyone know an anesthesiologist in Utah (or surrounding states), Las Vegas NV or Anchorage/South Central Alaska that would be willing to do a private pay lumbar puncture?
If so please message me asap! Thank You 🙏🏼

11/18/2025

Ketamine for the win!!