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About ALS Awareness Month
Lifestyle , United States
Ends: May 31, 2022
DESCRIPTION:
ALS Awareness Month in the United States occurs each year in May. Its purpose is to bring awareness to the disease and help raise funds to find a cure.
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a neurodegenerative disease. This fatal disease affects the nerve cells (motor neurons) that control a person’s muscles. As neurons deteriorate, the brain loses the ability to start and control voluntary muscle movement. This is why people with ALS often lose the ability to speak: the disease slowly paralyzes its victims eventually taking away the ability to breath.
ALS was first discovered in 1869 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. It would be another 70 years before most people had heard of the disease. In 1939 Lou Gehrig ended his career due to it.
Lou Gehrig was a professional baseball player from 1923-1939. He died of ALS in 1941, just 17 days shy of his 39th birthday. Today, there is still no cure for the cruel disease that took his name — and life.
VIDEOS
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Facts about ALS
Manual for People Living with ALS
Manuel pour les personnes vivant avec la SLA en français
ADDITIONAL IMAGES
Graphic of What is ALS
Infographic Detailing ALS
Graphic of ALS Death Rates
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