Original sentence: Among his students was future sportswriter and television host Mitch Albom.At the the age of eight, he was informed that his mother, the owner of a local candy store, had passed away.It was made into a television movie in 1999, with Jack Lemmon playing the role of Schwartz and Hank Azaria as Albom.Not long after his brother, David, was diagnosed with polio.Schwartz continued to teach at Brandeis into his 70s, when amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) made it too difficult for him to continue.Schwartz took his undergraduate degree from City College in New York, and earned his master's degree and Ph.The book was published in 1997 and has spent more than six years on the USA Today best-seller list
Edited sentence: Among his students was future sportswriter and TV host Mitch Albom.At the the age of 8, he was informed that his mother, the owner of a local candy store, had passed away.However, Morrie's new step-mother, Eva, helped to lift both Morrie's and David's feelings.It was made into a TV movie in 1999, with Jack Lemmon playing the role of Schwartz and Hank Azaria as Albom.Morrie took his undergraduate degree from City College in New York, and earned his Master's degree and Ph.Not long after, tragedy struck Morrie again, as his brother, David, was diagnosed with polio.Schwartz continued to teach at Brandeis into his 70s, until amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) made it too difficult for him to continue.The book was published in 1997 and has spent more than 6 years on the USA Today best-seller list