I know three males with Lou Gehrig’s Disease how common is this?
At the beginning of this school year my math teacher was having problems speaking and he had many doctors visits…now the years almost over and one of my friends asked him “What happened at your dr.s appt, did u find out anything new?” and my math teacher just said “thanks for asking but thats my business and i dont feel like sharing it with you guys” and now i found out he has lou gehrigs disease, how terrible right? his wife is 8.5 months pregnant and he can barely speak. i also no a man, my exbfs dad who was diagnosed with lou gherigs disease my exbf was devastated. a boy hu is a junior in highschool now, that i was once good friends with who suffers from the same disease. how likely is it that me an 8th grade girl knows three people with that “SUPER rare” disease?
Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS is not very rare. But still it seems a coincidence that you have seen three cases.
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2 in 100 000 will get Lou Geirgs (ALS) and it can be hereditary.
Hi I work with ALS patients. It is not rare in fact in our life we will all know someone with the disease. Its an awful disease. Im sorry you have so many people you know with it. Its devasting. Its important to try to help find a cure. This disease does not just effect men it can also effect woman. Im sorry..just try to keep yourself and other informed of this disease.