ALS - For Awareness

I found something horrible grab my attention while i was browsing on a youtube.

ALS, one of incurable yet disease which mostly attacked elder but found out also attack young people. Its so cruel, killed aggressively yet slowly.

I watched the documentary videos about life of someone with ALS, Tim LaFollet. This series was capturing Tim's degressive physical ability caused by this disease, and also the amazing support of his awesome army who were taking care of him along those tough moment.

Tim and his awesome army had a mission to spread an awareness about ALS, and they are having so much hope that someday this disease can be cure through any research. There's nothing much i can do to help their mission, but sharing the information about this "silent killer" disease through my blog. Hopefully it can help a bit to create more awareness about ALS, and someday there will be found out the cure for this disease.

My prayers always be with Tim and Kaylan, also their awesome army. Be tough, all of you are really amazing. RIP Tim, your spirits will forever inspiring.

Please visit the series of their battle on the link below :

http://www.allacesmedia.com/oftenawesome/

or this one episode which summarized a year progress of Tim's ALS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc0hZbir7T4

and here is some explanation i took from the link attached about ALS:

(http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2231)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive chronic diseases of the nerves that come from the spinal cord responsible for supplying electrical stimulation to the muscles. This stimulation is necessary for the movement of body parts.

THE DISEASE PROCESS: ALS occurs when specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary movement gradually degenerate. The loss of these motor neurons causes the muscles under their control to weaken and waste away, leading to paralysis. The cause of this disease process is still unknown.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: ALS manifests itself in different ways, depending on which muscles weaken first. Symptoms may include tripping and falling, loss of motor control in hands and arms, difficulty speaking, swallowing and/or breathing, persistent fatigue, and twitching and cramping, sometimes quite severely.

TREATMENT: There is no cure for ALS; nor is there a proven therapy that will prevent or reverse the course of the disorder. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved riluzole, the first drug that has been shown to prolong the survival of ALS patients. Patients may also receive supportive treatments that address some of their symptoms.

PROGNOSIS (OUTLOOK): ALS is progressive and fatal. The usual causes of death of patients with motor neuron diseases are not directly related to the disease, but result from simultaneous additional illnesses which ultimately occur because of weakness of the body. These illnesses are often infections.

DURATION OF DISEASE: ALS usually leads to death within 5 years of the time the diagnosis of ALS is made; the range is from 2 to 7 years