Varsity hockey 2 years. Attended University of Hartford. Interests included golf, skiing, weight lifting, reading, political analysis and travel. First indication of the disease was in the fall of 1991. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is a progressive, degenerative motor neuron disease that wastes away the muscles and nerves, leading to almost paralysis.
Life expectancy is typically two to five years after diagnosis.
Although there is currently no cure or treatment for ALS, scientists in MDA's worldwide research program are moving rapidly toward uncovering the cause or causes of the disease. ALS is one of the most challenging and frustrating disorders facing medical science. In the struggle to learn both how to live with ALS and how to defeat it, MDA was the first national voluntary health agency providing scientific, medical and emotional support for people with ALS, and continues as the undisputed leader on all these fronts. Meets 2nd Thursday of Month. Baystate Medical Center 759 Chestnut St. Springfield, Ma.