“There have been three deaths from ALS in Windsor. That’s when I said, “Enough!” »

A family from the Windsor region is concerned about the number of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, in Estrie. She also made a report which pushed the public health department to launch an investigation, as first reported in the Journal de Montréal on Wednesday morning.

Last January, Marco Brindle died of illness. His widow, Julie Dubois, says that from their first meetings at the Montreal Neurological Institute, the specialists alerted him.

One of the first questions they asked my partner was if he came from the Eastern Townships. […] because they had even listed in the research department that in the Eastern Townships, there were many more cases than elsewhereshe explained on the microphone of Parici l’info.

Alone, Ms. Dubois says she has listed 18 people suffering from SLA in Windsor and surrounding areas.

It’s word of mouth. […] People wrote to me. It often meant that I knew someone really connected to these people, these are contacts of names that are really certain, she adds. We also had follow-ups in Sherbrooke. They knew the number of cases, they saw them, but no one did anything. I notified them. Everyone was super worried, but there was nothing happening.

In 2024, there will be three deaths from ALS in Windsor. That’s when I said, “Enough!”

Julie Dubois affirms that as soon as she was informed, the Estrie public health department opened an investigation to shed light on this matter.

When I pulled out the statistics I had, it didn’t even take half an hour for public health to call me back.

It’s worrying, but I keep some information private so as not to embarrass anyone. […] I have four cases who worked in the same place who had ALS recentlyshe assures.

Dr. Angela Gange, who works in Montreal, will be an advisor in this investigation conducted by public health in Estrie.