Then I got my diagnosis, and when they tell you that you have ALS, they also tell you to gain weight. There are a number of reasons for this, but here's the most frustrating part: For all the times ...

Celebrities including Russell Andrews and Eric Dane have fought ALS while inspiring others and advocating for research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only about 5-10% of ALS cases are familial, meaning that two or more people in the family have the disease. (Tyler Essary / TODAY ...

It was a beautiful spring day in 2022, and I was at the park with my two younger children. While walking with my daughter to the slide, my left knee buckled slightly, and I lost my balance. I thought ...

Stellato and Hudson join host Robin Young to share their stories, their challenges as women with ALS, and their memories of Stavenhagen, whose legacy they hope to preserve. Shelly Stellato: “I was ...

In March 2024, Kayla Gonzalez started having an odd sensation behind her right kneecap. At first, she didn’t think much of it. Then, the feeling started to spread. Soon, she had weakness in her calf, ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.- There’s no two ways about it. Mary Porter is a force to be reckoned with, and it’s pretty easy to understand when you meet her. “I am going to suck the marrow out of life,” the ...

Over the course of the last three years, Brooke Eby has documented the progression of her condition for an audience of over 300,000 social media followers Courtesy of Brooke Eby Brooke Eby was ...

Brooke Eby was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, at 33 years old. It took four years for doctors to identify her condition; at the time, her primary symptom was a tightness in her calf that ...

There are people who have full function in terms of walking, but ALS already took their voice, whereas for me, it's the opposite. In 2018, I was 29 years old, working in tech sales, living in San ...