Lou Gehrig

The question is what is Lou Gehrigs Disease? The answer is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS and the most common name Lou Gehrigs disease. ALS was founded in 1869 by a French neurologist Sean Martin Charcot. Amyotrophic means there is no muscle nourishment. Lateral meaning the area in the spinal cord where the nerve cells that instruct and manage are. Sclerosis is a condition in which a tissue has become hard. This is a neurodegenerative disease that is progressive and…

On May 9th, 2014, ALS took the life of my grandma, Nancy May, or as we would call her “Granny.” ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a horrible disease that slowly killed her through the nervous system by weakening muscles and affecting her physical function. In the month of March, 2012 she found out she was diagnosed with ALS, which happened to be one of the worst days ever for me. Even though she was battling with a disease she knew she would not win, she still managed to care for us. A…

Introduction: Imagine yourself not being able to achieve simple tasks let alone see, walk or speak. You’re in such excruciating pain you don’t want to live anymore. You think that your life isn't worth it because you aren't getting any enjoyment or pleasure living and you think Euthanasia is the answer to your problems. Euthanasia is the practice of assisted suicide, in order to relieve pain or suffering. Euthanasia has been a controversial topic due to its apparent infringement of a person’s…

Have you ever pictured how your life would end? For a poor elderly man, it was very time consuming and extremely sad. “Tuesdays with Morrie” is about a guy named Morrie that had ALS disease; which is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, it slowly paralyzes you until you reach your last heartbeat. Morrie accepted ALS but sees the stronger side of his disease that slowly kills your body. "I'm on the last great journey" (Albom 33). Morrie knows he's going to die but yet he sees the bright side of the…

An exhausted man named Mitch Albom received insight about life from an old college professor dying of ALS. In Tuesdays With Morrie, a poor old man named Morrie Schwartz is trying to teach the world to learn how to accept death in order to live life to the fullest. Morrie teaches Mitch how to abandon his old selfish ways and learn to live, love, and accept the thought of death. Throughout the book one topic never wavered: love. No matter what people do, no matter what they stand for, the one…

Spiritual Journey The Spiritual Journey is one that varies from person to person and with no need to be religious to follow this journey. In Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie’s focus appears to be on learning how to live in the time he has left. Morrie decided the day he learned he would die, that he was not embarrassed to die and would make the most of his days left. This is seen when Morrie says, “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live" (Albom, p. 82). Morrie wanted to remind people to…

The unpredictable nature of the Universe can leave us feeling helpless, confused, anxious and even afraid of what is to come. Often, we wish for guidance on what to do to live a truly satisfying and meaningful life, while also avoiding the many pitfalls of life. Mitch Albom’s memoir Tuesdays With Morrie chronicles the author’s time with his Sociology Professor Morrie Schwartz sixteen years after graduation. Morrie is slowly dying of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and wishes to impart with…

with Morrie Ashley Rodriguez and Bryanna Lopes MCPHS University tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is based on true-life events and is a memoir about a man named Morrie Schwartz who suffered with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease; a disease that causes the debilitation of the neurological system. Morrie was a college professor at Brandeis University, where he wanted to have an impact on others, not exploit them like other professions – such as law – do.…

of the most popular topics in the media over the last year. All what seems to come to mind when you think about ALS is people dumping buckets of ice and water over their heads but it’s something much more than that. ALS is an illness referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The medical definition of ALS is, “a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. As motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send…

Number 8 Is Retired Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, the baseball Hall of Fame catcher, died Tuesday of natural causes at the age of 90. He was known by many people because of his memorable sayings. One being “90 percent of the game is half-mental.” He also has another one referring to a once popular restaurant, he says, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” But, some of the “Yogi-isms” continue to ring true like, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” What should be remembered is that Yogi…