Nancy O’Dell, Tony Proudfoot, Angela Lansbury: something in common
April 24, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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




