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#TBT – Living with ALS

In this 2009 WLUK-TV FOX 11 story, meet “Peggy Driessen who has ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She gets through each day with a positive attitude — and a lot of help from loved ones.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

Jim Barber: 2016 Hero Living with ALS

“Meet Jim Barber, one of the four people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) honored by the ALS Association, in February 2016, for their extraordinary efforts in making a difference for the ALS community.” Read more on ALS here: https://bit.ly/1RmVMwo…

Mind Matters in Motor Neurone Disease

In this video from The University of Edinburgh, watch “Professor Sharon Abrahams, Personal Chair in Neuropsychology, deliver her inaugural lecture entitled Mind Matters in Motor Neurone Disease. In this lecture, Prof. Abrahams discusses her work with people living with a degenerative disease and in particular motor neurone disease. This…

ALS 101 – What is ALS?

In this Project ALS video, learn more about ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a brain disease which is closely related to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s diseases. ALS targets cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. In ALS, as motor neurons die, a…

Nanci Ryder: 2016 Hero Living with ALS

Meet Nanci Ryder, one of the four people with amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis (ALS) honored by the ALS Association, in February 2016, for their extraordinary efforts in making a difference for the ALS community. Read more on ALS here: https://bit.ly/1RmVMwo…

Last Week’s Hot Topic on ALS

Last week’s hot topic on ALS was an article titled Simplesa Expands ‘Deanna Protocol’ Diet Supplement Choices for ALS Patients written by Carolina Henriques. The article is focused on the expansion of the Deanna Protocol Bundle Pack choices for consumers by Simplesa, a nutrition…

ALS Patients Push for ‘Right to Try’

In this 13WHAM ABC video, meet Cindy Ling. She watched her father die from ALS and now she is living with the disease, she was diagnosed in October of 2013. According to the ALS Association, 5,600 people in the United States are diagnosed with the disease each year. But some patients like Cindy…

What is ALS?

In this video by NathanAndRose, watch Rose describe the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disorder (ALS) and the American organization (ALS Association) which is searching for the cure. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

Former Tide and Tigers Stars Unite to Raise Awareness About ALS

Wiat reports a very special event to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). At the second edition of “Changing the Game”, in Alabama, meant to honour those battling ALS, Bo Jackson, running back for Auburn University, tells of his experience dealing closely with friend’s ALS journey. Read the whole article…