Wyatt Boatright, the "WB", of our foundation was diagnosed with ALS on April 3, 2018. The devastating diagnosis rocked his family's world. Wyatt and Justina were 40 years old at the time of his diagnosis.  They were raising 3 very active boys.  Wyatt loved his role as "coach" for many of his sons' teams and enjoyed his job in sales which allowed him to travel. They found themselves forced to navigate uncharted waters. Not only was there the physical symptoms, doctor appointments, testing, baselines, clinical trials and emotional sucker punches; but they found themselves dealing with disability claims, Cobra insurance, social security, unemployment,  Medicare-Medicaid-qualifying/not qualifying, owing money for overpaid benefits along with the harsh reality of what their financial outlook would be as the disease progressed and care became more demanding. Nobody is prepared, at 40, to be handed a terminal diagnosis that will force them to stop working; eliminating vital income.  Mortgage payments do not go away when given a terminal diagnosis. It's a lot--too much really for anyone to handle without help. So the WB Foundation was born.  Wyatt and Justina's family and friends wanted to help. We are all learning a lot as we go, but the hope is that our foundation will be able to lighten the load of others facing the same harsh reality.

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