Lou Gehrig’s Disease and the Body
An average of about 30,000 people from the United States have Lou Gehrig’s disease, and 5,000 are diagnosed every year (Aebischer. Kato,. 2007). Although this disease is not diagnosed as often as something like cancer, it is still a tragic illness that slowly kills its victim. Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that attacks nerve cells (Aebischer. 2007). These nerve cells connect to the brain and spinal cord which causes weakening in the muscles, which eventually causes paralysis in its victim (Aebischer. 2007). ALS is a terrifying illness that slowly takes the life of its target, torturing them with every last breath they take.
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It sends a strong message of the fact that you have to live your life to its fullest before it is too late. Enjoy the small things in life and be happy because you only get a certain amount of time. The author uses Morrie (a retired professor) to touch Mitch (Morrie’s former student) and to bring him back to real world. Mitch is a workaholic and throughout the book Morrie tries his hardest to get him to understand what he is leaving out of his life.
Morrie is a 88 year old man who has been diagnosed with the horrifying tragedy known as ALS (Albom, 1997). The first thing it attacked was his legs. He was getting ready to drive home from work when all of a sudden he could not move his legs to drive. When this happened he was put in a wheel chair. The next thing to go were his hands. After that he could no longer breathe regularly on his own and he had to use an oxygen machine. Finally, the thing that Morrie dreaded the most happened. He was unable to wipe his own bottom after going to the bathroom. Morrie decided shortly after he was diagnosed that he wanted to teach his last lesson. The lesson of life between him and his former student
An average of about 30,000 people from the United States have Lou Gehrig’s disease, and 5,000 are diagnosed every year (Aebischer. Kato,. 2007). Although this disease is not diagnosed as often as something like cancer, it is still a tragic illness that slowly kills its victim. Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that attacks nerve cells (Aebischer. 2007). These nerve cells connect to the brain and spinal cord which causes weakening in the muscles, which eventually causes paralysis in its victim (Aebischer. 2007). ALS is a terrifying illness that slowly takes the life of its target, torturing them with every last breath they take.
ALS usually targets people …show more content…
It sends a strong message of the fact that you have to live your life to its fullest before it is too late. Enjoy the small things in life and be happy because you only get a certain amount of time. The author uses Morrie (a retired professor) to touch Mitch (Morrie’s former student) and to bring him back to real world. Mitch is a workaholic and throughout the book Morrie tries his hardest to get him to understand what he is leaving out of his life.
Morrie is a 88 year old man who has been diagnosed with the horrifying tragedy known as ALS (Albom, 1997). The first thing it attacked was his legs. He was getting ready to drive home from work when all of a sudden he could not move his legs to drive. When this happened he was put in a wheel chair. The next thing to go were his hands. After that he could no longer breathe regularly on his own and he had to use an oxygen machine. Finally, the thing that Morrie dreaded the most happened. He was unable to wipe his own bottom after going to the bathroom. Morrie decided shortly after he was diagnosed that he wanted to teach his last lesson. The lesson of life between him and his former student