Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
"In the midst of our devastation and pain, it helped me to imagine a future and also helped Bob to imagine me and the kids thriving without him."
"Rebecca Luker was one of the most beautiful voices on Broadway," Bernadette Peters said of the three-time Tony nominee.
Quinn's personal battle with ALS helped raise more than $220 million for medical research into what's commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Frates, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2012, launched a fundraising movement that attracted celebrity participants and donors worldwide.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Ady Barkan, a health care activist dying of ALS, testified before the House Rules Committee in support of "Medicare for All."
In just 16 months, I lost my mom to an unspeakably savage disease with no cure.
After the memorial service, his voice was set to be beamed into space.
ALS attacks and kills nerve cells controlling muscles, leading to weakness, paralysis and, ultimately, respiratory failure.
Most people only live three to five years following an ALS diagnosis.
“You can’t do everything that you used to be able to do, but you can still experience new places, foods and cultures.”