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Denis Benjamin's avatar

Lou Gehrig's name was misspelled entirely. My apologies. I missed the mistake when I was proofing it. Thanks to all who mentioned it to me.

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Steven Westermann's avatar

I was diagnosed with bulbar ALS in May 2024. It was hard and I cry daily and couldn’t find anything to give me happiness or hope. I have been focusing on my faith. I was only losing my voice before i made the decision to try different medications, which significantly enhanced my condition. I received the ALS/MND treatment for my ALS approximately four months ago; since then, i have stopped using a feeding tube, speech is getting better by the day, sleeps well, works out frequently. I’m surprised a lot of PALs, and their CALs haven’t heard of it, google uinehealthcentre. net. I've become very active

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Steven Westermann's avatar

I was diagnosed with bulbar ALS in May 2024. It was hard and I cry daily and couldn’t find anything to give me happiness or hope. I have been focusing on my faith. I was only losing my voice before i made the decision to try different medications, which significantly enhanced my condition. I received the ALS/MND treatment for my ALS approximately four months ago; since then, i have stopped using a feeding tube, speech is getting better by the day, sleeps well, works out frequently. I’m surprised a lot of PALs, and their CALs haven’t heard of it, google uinehealthcentre. net. I've become very active

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Denis Benjamin's avatar

Steven, I am pleased that you have made such a wonderful recovery. I am curious if you are still taking any medications for your ALS or only the herbal supplements.

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Denis Benjamin's avatar

Steven, I am glad to hear that your condition has improved and that you are feeling much better. I wonder if you are taking any medications commonly used in ALS/MND alongside the herbal supplement.

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Joel Kaufman's avatar

This is more than you need to know, but Lou Gehrig’s baseball bio sets him apart. One day in 1925, I think, the regular Yankee first baseman Wally Pipp was feeling ill, so they put in a rookie named Lou Gehrig to replace him . Pipp never played first base for the Yanks again, as Gehrig played every game for almost 14 seasons . His record of playing the most consecutive games stood for almost 50 years. A biopic was made about him called “Pride of the Yankees “. Gary Cooper played Gehrig.

I went to medical school in the Bronx which is where Yankee Stadium is. There are streets named after him there.

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Joel Kaufman's avatar

misspelled

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Joel Kaufman's avatar

Great piece Denis, but you miss spelled the name of the beloved Yankee baseball player, Lou Gehrig, who played 2130 games without missing any and then played no more as he was in the grasp of ALS.

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Denis Benjamin's avatar

Very embarrassing, Joel. Thanks for the correction. A A number of other readers have also commented about it.

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Kern's avatar

What can I now say about collecting and eating wild mushrooms. Oh yeah, bon appétit.

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