You see, this is a disease that weakens the body's muscles by killing the nerve cells which send brain signals to the voluntary muscles. Sometimes ALS begins by weakening a person's leg muscles, while another person is initially effected in the facial muscles which control eating, chewing, swallowing, and speaking. The cause of ALS as well as its cure have not been discovered yet. Rilutek, the only FDA approved drug for ALS, is just the beginning in medicine's quest for effective treatments. Greater awareness and understanding means more funding.
More funding means more research, which in turn increases the chances for finding a cure.
He has always been a man of few words who let his actions do the talking. He's living with ALS and determined to make a difference for others who are facing the same battle. After looking into those steely blue eyes myself, I saw the determination that hitters who faced him must have seen. Jimmy Hunter is a winner and he's on the mound again, throwing strikes as usual.