Kate Coscarelli, the author of six published novels, was involved in community affairs, worked with her son and husband in producing major feature films and was a newspaper editor. Kate's books have been Doubleday and Literary Guild Book Selections, on the New York Times Bestseller Lists and translated into over 25 languages. In 1993 Kate was diagnosed with ALS and became full time ventilator dependent. Kate's last three new novels were being dictated with the use of the Passy-Muir Valve.

"The Valve has allowed me to continue my writing and relationships. It has given me the ability to participate and be productive. My life would be barren without it."

Kate Coscarelli, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)