Jodi O'Donnell-Ames
Personal Information
- Bio
Jodi O’Donnell-Ames is a certified teacher, writer, massage therapist, volunteer EMT and tireless advocate for Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). She is also the founder and president of Hope Loves Company, a non-profit organization committed to helping the children of ALS patients.
Mrs. O’Donnell-Ames had the greatest role in her life from 1995 until 2001 while she was caregiver to her late husband, Kevin Gerard O’Donnell, who battled ALS with great courage and spirit. She quotes Mother Teresa, “Give your hands to serve and your heart to love.” Her role as caregiver to Kevin took everything, including her husband’s life, but granted enormous love and humility. “Kevin taught me that while life could be awful, it could still be beautiful when filled with love.”
Mrs. O’Donnell-Ames is acting secretary of the ALS Hope Foundation, and continues to advocate for patient care in that role.
When she isn’t volunteering in her community, giving massages or working on Hope Loves Company, she maintains three blogs on coping and flourishing.
- Name of Business / Organization
- Hope Loves Company
- Homepage
- http://www.hopelovescompany.com
- Youtube
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2pzXRbx_vs&feature=youtu.be
Location
Pennington, NJ
08534
United States
40° 19' 42.384" N, 74° 47' 26.5848" W
History
- Member for
- 13 years 8 weeks