We hear and read of them: miracle cures ranging from tumors that have disappeared to the sickest of babies pulling through without any after effects of their illness or complications. Many of these miracles are due to the power of prayer, say the devout. Can this really happen?
A woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) says that it can and has happened to her. Fifty-year-old Italian Antonia Raco was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and has been wheelchair bound for the past four years. Earlier this month, she visited the a shrine in Lourdes, France, a popular …read more

Stephen Hawking , the renowned physicist and possibly the longest surving person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, has been hospitalized with what is reported to be a chest infection. The 67-year-old Hawking was diagnosed with ALS when he was 21 years old.
Apparently, Hawking has been ill with this infection for a while now but is now in hospital for further treatment. According to the article, Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is hospitalized , a spokesman will be issuing an update tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
While it’s not been said anywhere, usually this type of chest infection is pneumonia. And, …read more

What do Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell, former Montreal Alouette defensive half-back, Tony “the Staplegun” Proudfoot, and actress Angela Lansbury all have in common? All three have been touched by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Nancy O’Dell just revealed to People that her 74-year-old mother was diagnosed with ALS this past November. Tony Proudfoot, an accomplished athlete, physical education teacher and life saver, was diagnosed with ALS last year at the age of 57 years. Tony played an instrumental role during the Dawson College shooting in September of 2006. He was the person you could see in the news …read more