ALS

If someone were to ask me who my hero was, I would of course have to answer out of obligation that it is Jesus. He is my savior and my creator and my Lord. But after that, there are several people who inspire me and for whose life and contributions I am thankful. The one person who sticks out in my mind currently, is now in a wheelchair, but is not useless.

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For those of you who don't know what ALS is here is a breif explanation. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.