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Alice Kramden

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2. My brother had it for 3 years

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2023, 05:16 PM

Aug 2023

Passed away at age 47 twenty-three years ago. The only news in all this time is some medications have been developed to slow the progression of the disease by a few months. Still no answer to the cause (other than the familial version, which is a small percentage of cases), and still no cure.

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The mystery of why some people develop ALS [View all] Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 OP

I just lost a friend to ALS last week. He was 69. He was livetohike Aug 2023 #1

My brother had it for 3 years Alice Kramden Aug 2023 #2

Thank you Wild blueberry Aug 2023 #3

Claimed my Father at 68 in 2000. BadGimp Aug 2023 #4

Getting any specific disease is always something of a mystery. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2023 #5