08-22-2014, 01:38 PM
http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html
ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
My family has MS in its veins. My mom suffers from MS, and I know exactly how these people feel. Its not a long road. Its a slippery descent into an inevitable handicapping. This is why people have been spreading the word with this ice bucket challenge.