Lou Gehrig

but it wasn’t until 1939 that Lou Gehrig brought national and international attention to the disease. ALS led to…

blue pen or maybe something a little bigger such as a baby and your muscles in your hands begin to stiff and you lose grip on the object in your possession dropping it. Now open, not the greatest image is it? A little over 5,600 people, Lou Gehrig being one of them, face these problems daily each year. Not only those previously listed but also difficulty in swallowing and loss of tongue mobility. Those who are…

gratitude, Lou Gehrig uses a humble tone with a strong appeal towards logos. Over the course of Gehrig’s career in professional baseball he made quite a name for himself, he gained a reputation as a dependable player who could produce big numbers for his team. He played over two thousand consecutive games in fact to be precise two thousand one hundred and thirty. While maintaining this streak he also suffered many injuries such as a broken thumb, broken toe, and back spasms. Gehrig was almost…

Lou Gehrig begins his July Fourth farewell address by avowing that he considers himself lucky despite the seemingly awful situation he was immured in. He acknowledges the fans' attention to his circumstances, but calls himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth". He appeals to their sympathetic emotions by assuring them that in the last 17 years of his baseball career, he had always received "kindness and encouragement" from his fans. He humbly removes the focus from himself, and onto…

Kindle Nelms Mrs. Ward English 23 November 2014 The Deadly Disease Have you ever heard of the deadly disease known as ALS? Do you know who discovered ALS? What is Lou Gehrig’s disease? What does ALS stand for? What are the symptoms, diagnosis, the treatments of ALS, do you know how many people get ALS, and how can you be involved help with ASL? If you do not know any of the following questions, this essay will answer all of the following. , I will tell you who discovered ALS is and describe…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease. According to Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2009), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) can be defined as a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive muscular paralysis reflecting degeneration and death of motor neurons in the primary motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. In other words, it is a disease that attacks the cells responsible for controlling the muscle action we…

she knew they were bad. After a couple months her symptoms got worse and she had to be helped. Every day and night she faced hardships and Matt wouldn’t give up on her. She battled for months until it finally took over her body and she passed away (“Lou Gehrig’s Disease”107-109). This happens to 30,000 people in the U.S. per year (“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis” Human Diseases and Conditions 79).…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Breaking down the disease into Greek language “A” means no, “Myo” refers to one’s muscles, and “Trophic means no nourishment to the muscles. Lateral identifies the part of the person’s spinal cord where the nerve cells that report to and control muscles are located and Sclerosis means scarring. These translations give people a…

ALS is a disease that progressively affect the nerves in the brain and in the spinal cord. Many people known it as the Lou Gehrig’s disease but its official name is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Lou Gehrig was a hall of fame baseball player who was diagnosed with ALS in the 1930s. (Figure2). Before he was diagnosed Mr. Gehrig started notes systems when he was having trouble tying he’s shoe laces and when he was on the baseball field. According to ALSA.org, “Based on U.S. population studies, a…

no longer there. Before the age of 65, slightly more men than women develop ALS. This gender difference disappears after age 70. ALS is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's disease; Lou Gehrig was a famous baseball player. The disease was discovered in 1869 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, but was not nationally studied until Lou Gehrig’s diagnosis in 1939. “Progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the…