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Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, is a similar disease; however, it only attacks the brain. ALS is a horrific disease that only affected older athletes, who were usually only males but is now being found in younger athletes. ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's disease, is an illness where the body is slowly deteriorating away and leaves…

professor of science, English, math, or of any of the other subjects which one might expect a professor to specialize in. No, we are sat down next to a professor whose subject area is death. A man who has been diagnosed with ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's disease: he has only a few weeks to live. Albom’s readers begin this lesson in death one night when the writer of the book hears that his old professor, Morrie, has been diagnosed with ALS. Mitch has been a successful sports…

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…

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.…

currently affecting 30,000 Americans by damaging motor control in the body. Lou Gehrig was an American legend. Very few baseball players were as good as he was, and even fewer were as humble. He believed in working hard and never giving up; because of his morals, he was a baseball great and the country adored him (“Lou Gehrig: Biography”). Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903, in New York City. A descendant of German immigrants, Lou was the lone survivor of four children. Christina, his mother,…

toughest experiences someone could go through. I had to do this when I was in my early teens with someone who I admired greatly and held a large place in my heart, my father. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig 's disease, and I watched for almost two years as he lost the ability to use his right hand, then both of his legs, right up to the point where he couldn’t speak to us and he had to blink once for yes and twice for no. It hurt our family…

can be devastating to the patient, family members, friends, and everyone they come in contact with. Three of the most well-known progressive diseases are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurological disease that causes nerves to decompose and cause disability. The beginning signs of ALS are often muscle twitching or slurred speech, and it eventually affects to ability to move, speak, eat, and breathe. Most…

Many people have heard of, or participated in, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge but many people fail to realize what ALS is. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a motor neuron disease that causes degeneration of neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is not a single disease, but a clinical diagnosis for many different pathophysiologic diseases that share a common factor of progressive loss of motor neurons and break down of the motor neuron system. ALS is known by…

Life As An All-Star Yogi Berra was one of the best baseball Hall of Fame catchers of all time. I am going to tell you how great of a husband, father, and baseball player he really was during his 90 years of living in St. Louis Missouri with his wife, Carmen Berra and their three children, Dale, Tim, and Larry. Yogi Berra was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1925. One of the quotes that he came up with was, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” The sayings and quotes that Yogi Berra came up with are…

The Incident Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. This disease causes the brain to lose control of muscle movement and eventually leads to paralysis and death ("What Is ALS?," n.d.). College baseball player Pete Frates, who was diagnosed with ALS in March of 2012, came up with a way of spreading awareness of the disease (Gallo 2014). The challenge…