In the face of ALS, Raleigh 33-year-old faces hospice journey with joy
08/18/25 at 03:00 AM
In the face of ALS, Raleigh 33-year-old faces hospice journey with joy
WRAL News [NC]; by Grace Hayba; 8/11/25
The first thing on Olivia “Whitford” Wooten’s mind isn’t her terminal diagnosis, it’s December 13th. That's her sister’s due date. “I really want to meet him,” she said. “That’s the goal.” Each day for the Raleigh 33-year-old is a fight against time. Just two years after being diagnosed with ALS, she is now in hospice... “ALS doesn’t define me. It’s not who I am, it’s just a small portion of my testimony and who I am,” said Whitford.