Lou Gehrig famously said upon his retirement that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. This was despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a disease that ended ...

For patients, neurologist speaks out to save face of ALS. Nov. 19, 2010— -- Catherine Wolf's feet used to point and flex in modern dance class. Now they rest motionless on the footrest of her ...

As baseball is to America, Lou Gehrig is to baseball. The man didn’t just play the game; he carved his name into its soul. But it’s not just his game stats that make him one of the greatest American ...

The precious few unfortunate to know me best will tell you I’m not one to be tardy to anything. The only time I’ve been late to an assignment was due to a murder causing freeway backup in Las Vegas ...

I have ALS, an incurable and fatal disease. There’s a good chance I will die within a few years. But my spirit feels optimistic. My game is in the middle innings — lots of time left.