Crossing for a Cure — Former St. Helena mother risks it all to raise funds for a rare disease

Holly Hubbard Preston for the St. Helena Star

Of the many reasons a person might risk life and limb, fundraising isn’t usually one — unless you are Alison Michaux Reynolds.

Reynolds, a one-time St. Helena resident known to many locals by her former name, Alison Piziali, is preparing to trek across the frigid Norwegian wilderness later this month to raise research dollars that could be put toward a cure for her 17-year-old daughter, Tia Piziali.