My Journey From Baseball Star to ALS Patient, 75 Years After Lou Gehrig
Category: IMPACT
My name is Peter Frates, and I was diagnosed on that date with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. As we mourn the 75-year anniversary of Gehrig's famous Fourth of July "Luckiest Man" speech, I am here to tell my own story and raise awareness of the effects of this terrible disease.
By Pete Frates, ContributorALS patient and advocate, 2014-07-03