This horrible incurable disease has a tendency to start at the hands and feet and work it's way towards the center of the body. ... Weakness, paralysis and eventually death are all results of this disease. ... Distribution of ALS ALS is a global disease but is very rare. ... As rare as ALS is unfortunately it is incurable. ... When he first noticed the disease it was during a baseball game when he was playing outfielder. ...

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There are very many known diseases in the world today. ... In our modern day world most diseases are treatable, in modern medicine only a handful of diseases are "incurable." One of these is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. ... As the disease progresses problems with basic muscle movement, weight loss, and speaking increase rapidly. ... This form of the disease is the first to be connected to a toxin. ...

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In the early 1960's, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with the dreadful disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (A.L.S.), an incurable degenerative neuromuscular disease, also known as Lou Gerhig's Disease. ... Hawking suffers from Lou Gehrig's Disease. ...

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