Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, (ALS), more commonly

known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a devastating

neuromuscular disease that usually strikes at random. 

Initial symptoms include clumsiness, tripping,

trouble gripping, and in some cases slurred speech. 

Within an average of two to five years from initial

onset of symptoms, victims weaken into a state of

complete paralysis.  As they lose the ability to walk, move,

talk, swallow, and breathe on their own, their mind

and senses remain completely unaffected and intact. 

They become “trapped” in their bodies.  There is no

known cause, cure, or treatment to this day.

The ALS Association provides patient services that

help patients and caregivers to cope with the

financial, emotional, and physical burdens of the disease.

To learn more about ALS, please click here.