Living with ALS

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  Connor Radnovich, United States

Mike White, a 46-year-old Persian Gulf War veteran, has
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou
Gehrig's disease. It is a fatal motor-neuron disease that kills nerve
cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually leaving a person
paralyzed. Most people with the disease die between two to five
years after diagnosis. Mike was diagnosed in February 2011.
Studies have shown that military veterans are up to twice as likely
to get ALS compared to the average American, but no one knows
why. I spent six months with Mike and his family to understand
what life what life was like for people suffering from ALS.