“I just wanted everyone who's doing the [challenge] to know what you're doing it for and what this disease really is like.” The YouTuber, who said he donated money to the ALS Association instead of taking the challenge, went
Many other family members also died of ALS, the same "familial" strain Antonio and his mom have. Very few cases of ALS appear in family clusters, so that's where the term for the subset of the disease comes from. Antonio is
Clockwise from top left: Robin Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson's before his death; Stephen Hawking has been living with ALS for 50 years; Lou Gehrig brought ALS, now also know as Lou Gehrig's disease, to the public's attention; and Michael J.
Martin Wallem uses his eyes and eyebrows to communicate as he lives with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Wallem, once an avid athlete and outdoorsman, still enjoys the spirit of adventure and even hopes someday to
Martin Wallem uses his eyes and eyebrows to communicate as he lives with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Wallem, once an avid athlete and outdoorsman, still enjoys the spirit of adventure and even hopes someday to