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| The information contained here is duplicated on many websites. Our main aim on this site is to invite any new or unusual treatments for ALS which might not have become mainstream yet. Any stories of recovery or improvement are what we seek. At the bottom of this page is a text box to use for any comments, suggestions or usable, helpful information in combating this dreadful disease. Please pass our request along to any friends or acquaintances who might have valuable input. ~We sincerely thank you.~ |
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ALS has cut short the lives of other such notable and courageous individuals as:
The above, you might recognize, but what about those many unknowns who may have gone on to do, or create, wonderful things in our world? What about those who are currently battling ALS? Their lives are just as valuable to them, as they are to any celebrity. After all, our life to live...is all that is really our own. |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease. Those living with the disease become progressively paralyzed due to degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. ALS is a motor neuron disease, first described in 1869 by the noted French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. Although the cause of ALS is not completely understood, the last decade has brought a wealth of new scientific understanding about the disease that provides hope for the future. Lou Gehrig first brought national and international attention to the disease in 1939 when he abruptly retired from baseball after being diagnosed with ALS. Most commonly, the disease strikes people between the ages of 40 and 70. Eighty per cent of people with ALS die within two to five years of diagnois - unable to breathe or swallow.ALS has no known cure or effective treatment. For every person diagnosed with ALS a person with ALS dies. Approximately 2,500 - 3,000 Canadians currently live with ALS. |
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| Please pass along anything you think could help. Remember, we are not looking for the usual websites or treatments. If you would rather just email us your suggestions, use: viking@vikingboatlift.com |
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