20th Anniversary of Als Awareness Month: Mda to Honor 31 Americans
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TUCSON, Ariz., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tens of thousands of Americans are living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease), and May is ALS Awareness Month, thanks to a 1992 declaration by the U.S. Congress to help spotlight the tremendous challenges being faced by individuals living with ALS as well as the importance of speeding worldwide research seeking treatments and cures for the fatal disease.
"ALS is a master of destruction and I can testify to that first hand. My beautiful mother had ALS and the courage and grace she showed throughout her whole journey with ALS was nothing less than extraordinary," said Nancy O'Dell, the Emmy Award-winning Entertainment Tonight co-anchor (see video). "So how do you go up against a master of destruction? Well the only way is to create a masterpiece of compassion and hope and that's what MDA's ALS Division is giving people with ALS."See the full content of this document
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20th Anniversary of Als Awareness Month: Mda to Honor 31 Americans
Throughout May, the special Muscular Dystrophy Association online series "ALS: Anyone's Life Story(R)" will profile an individual living with ALS every day. The 31 honorees are from 20 ...
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