by Mark Noack/Mountain View Voice About the photo: Francisco Vargas stands next to Blaine Dzwonczyk, who is holding Elisa Morales, at a rally to support the homeless held in at Mountain View’s Civic Center Plaza on March 6. Vargas, 23, lives in an RV with his parents. Photo by Michelle Le At 23, Francisco Vargas […]
About the photo: Jon Ferraiolo reads news articles online using his eye-tracking software at his home workstation on May 9, 2018, with his dog, Pepe, beside him. Photo by Veronica Weber. Jon Ferraiolo isn’t letting his fertile mind sit on the sidelines because he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease. The […]
About the photo: Jon Ferraiolo and Karen Kang greet Nancy Sallaberry, center, while taking their seats at the “Quest For a Cure” fundraiser hosted by Sallaberry and her husband, Paul, at the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park on April 21, 2018. Photo by Veronica Weber. One of the mysteries of amyotrophic lateral […]
About the cover photo: Karen Kang and Jon Ferraiolo go for a stroll around their Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood with their dog, Pepe, on March 8, 2018. The disease that will eventually end Jon Ferraiolo’s life showed up first in his throat and his tongue. Recovering from a lingering cold at the time, he attributed his difficulties […]