"When my mother was diagnosed with ALS, I bought my
first Mooney...so I could fly from my home in Orlando to visit her
in Virginia. When my mother passed away, I knew I wanted to use my
love of flying to help find a cure for this fatal disease. Carol
and I hope that this flight will bring ALS TDI one step closer to
developing a treatment so that no other family has to suffer from
this devastating disease like ours did."
Source: CarolAnn Garratt, who along with fellow
pilot Carol Foy will take off Tuesday on a quest to circumnavigate
the world in seven days, in a small Mooney M20J, attempting to
shatter a world record to raise money and awareness for ALS,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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