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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 Mitch important life values which will guide him to true happiness and self-actualization, through the practice of: humility, remorse, forgiveness, and love. This book has important significance to me…

Ezekial J. Emanuel stated that, “Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are not ends in themselves with intrinsic value. At best they are means to realize the end of a good death or, more accurately, a quality dying experience” (Emanuel, 1999). The Merriam Webster dictionary defines assisted suicide as follows: suicide with help from another person (such as a doctor) to end suffering from severe physical illness. As of 2014 four states in the USA have already legalized assisted suicide. Those…

There’s a hidden epidemic in the sports world that the public knows little to nothing about. This epidemic is not only found in athletes, but also in average individuals such as yourself. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, is one of the epidemics that is found among the elderly, but now is being found in young athletes. ALS is a disease which attacks the body, leaving only the brain intact. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, is a similar disease; however, it only attacks the brain.…

There have been arguments made over many possible factors that lead to a higher risk of acquiring Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Consumption of alcohol, smoking, stress or trauma, pesticide exposure, heavy metal exposure such as lead or mercury, age, electrical injury, geographical location of residency and even more have been experimented with to see if there is a common thread that may be causing people to be at risk for the condition (Environmental Factors 2015). In 2012 Louise Thomas found…

Death is one of life’s greatest struggles, and it is also its most certain occurrences. Many of us find great difficulty in coming to terms with this fact so much so that it is not uncommon to completely banish the thought of death. However, in Mitch Albom’s bestselling book Tuesdays with Morrie his readers are sat down next to a professor who can help one answer these questions. He is not a professor of science, English, math, or of any of the other subjects which one might expect a…

compressions are performed, three bags of IV fluid are injected, and millions of tubes are placed all over the patient’s body, and yet there’s no sign of recovery. After several weeks of repeating the same, suspenseful process, the ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) individual’s mind, body, and soul gradually changes to one of helplessness, sorrow, 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…

This swift decline all occurred between the fall 2009 and the fall of 2011. I had been through five Neurologists before I landed at the ALS Clinic in San Antonio. I finally got the shocking diagnosis on Nov. 2nd 2011; “ALS” (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s disease). By that time I was unable to walk, and even breathing was labor intensive. Shortly after, on Jan. 27th 2012, I went into respiratory and renal failure, and was hospitalized with a double pneumonia. When I awoke, I…

House with No Steps is one Australia’s leading disability support services. They are dedicated to supporting their clients by giving them the choice, control and freedom to empower their own lives. House with No Steps encourages their clients to meet their potential and provide them with adequate support so that they can reach their goals (House with No Steps, 2015a). House with No Steps provides a range of disability services fluctuating between infants to adults with disabilities. For adults…

(“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).…