Rebecca's Story
Fourum was created based on the values and principles of Rebecca Rottier. Rebecca was compassionate about helping those living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and supporting their families. We honor her life by picking up where she left off, to make a difference peoples lives.
Rebecca Rottier was born and raised in West Michigan. Throughout her childhood she spent her time milking cows on the family farm, playing high school basketball and enjoying company with her friends. When she was 22 years old she had her only child, Luke. Through the years, she was a great mother and devoted her life to leaving a legacy for her son. In October of 2018, Rebecca’s life changed in a blink of an eye. Rebecca was diagnosed with ALS that month. She started with weakness in her right foot and slowly started to move to her other extremities. After her diagnosis, she was committed to fighting ALS, not just the disease itself, but all the issues that came along with it. She spoke to college students about how the neurological disease has personally affected her. She was a mentor for newly diagnosed patients of ALS, helping them with their mental health as well as physical health. She worked hard on raising charitable donations for neurological disease research and spoke in court rooms on specific bills that directly impacted ALS treatments. Once Rebecca was unable to take care of herself, she moved away from her home in Ohio to her hometown in West Michigan. Her loving family was there to support her and she was there to support them in the hardest of times. Even when her body was failing her, she was still able to spread awareness and inspire others. As the disease progressed, her breathing started to decline, she could no longer feed herself, and her strong mental health started to fade. However, she always had family and friends to keep her spirits high and visit her often. Rebecca passed away in July 2024, peacefully as she had wished. She now lives through her son, Fourum’s founder, Luke.
