Disease Quote by Stephen Hawking

I have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It's a terminal disease with an average lifespan of two to five years post-diagnosis, and…

— Steve Gleason

When I was first diagnosed with ALS, I was given two years to live. Now 45 years later, I am doing pretty well.

— Stephen Hawking

I wanted people to hear directly from me that I have been diagnosed with ALS.

— Stephen Hillenburg

“ALS is, in my opinion, the cruelest disease. At least with cancer, there’s a glimmer of hope. You can come up with a game…

— Bryan Bishop

Sadly, it runs in my damn family, and that disease is a mystery to just about every scientist! We are definitely interested in finding…

— Kim Shattuck

A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. Many ALS patients want…

— Steve Gleason

The worst part about ALS is that one day, you're able to brush your teeth; then you'll never be able to brush your teeth…

— Buddy Valastro

I have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It has crippled my body and speech, but not my mind.

— Jason Becker

Because ALS is underfunded, patients have had no option but to fade away and die. That is not OK.

— Steve Gleason

“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive, highly morbid, debilitating neurological disease that attacks the neurons responsible…

— Howard W. Fisher

In 1990 I had a nasty car accident and in 1994 my husband Ron Edgeworth died of motor neurone disease.

— Judith Durham

After the situation I had with my concussion in 2015, how long and lasting the effects were, I'm just more careful about it.

— Elana Meyers