Thursday was ALS Awareness Day at the General Assembly, and David met with constituents working to raise awareness of what is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
“The moving personal stories of these advocates help all of us better understand the challenges these families face as they try to be voices for their loved ones who can’t speak for themselves,” said David.
ALS attacks and kills the nerve cells which control muscle movement, causing people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease to lose the ability to move, to speak, to swallow and finally to breathe. While there is no known cause or cure, as many as 30,000 Americans have Lou Gehrig’s Disease at any given time, and recent studies have shown that military veterans are more likely to develop Lou Gehrig’s Disease, although the reasons for this are not yet known. For more information, visit www.ALSinfo.org.
