I got some news today that my second cousin all of only 29 yrs old died of Lou Garrison Disease. This is the third person i know that had died from such a horrible disease. I'm Going to do some research on it and read more & i know its a very Rare Disease. But, i was wondering if anyone else ever dealt with this Horrible disease with anyone they knew?. Its so sad and i hear its a slow, painful disease

sexy is this hereditary ?

i dont think so

do you mean ALS or Lou Gehrigs?I have never dealt with it but i offer my condolences on your loss.

TY i guess thats how u spell it..either way, maybe? dunno

i always thought it was for males only...but my aunt died from this. started out with a numb toe...and then progressed until her entire body was paralyzed. finally, she couldn't draw breath.

You can find information at mda.org. It's a form of muscular dystrophy. My husband didn't have ALS but had myotonic dystrophy.

sorry to hear yeh i thought it was a male thing too, but its not i dont think and seems like these 3 people i knew were all very young too

Here's a good source for an overview of Lou Gehrig's

http://www.aafp.org/afp/990315ap/1489.html

so its Lou Gehrig's? hmmmm..ok..and thank u

It's called "Lou Gehrig's Disease" because the great baseball player Lou Gehrig had it and that's what brought it to the public's eye.

I'm sure if you search for his name on YouTube you'll find clips of his famous last speech at Yankee Stadium. He was one of if not THE greatest player in baseball and by all accounts a fantastic gentleman loved by everyone.

Here, you can read more about him at wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig

Here's a montage of him in his playing years with his "Luckiest man" speech at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Akxduexqug


Years ago I lost a friend to this disease. It's not an easy thing to deal with for anyone involved. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

it is a 50/50 chance that it was genetic.