What Can You Learn About ALS from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?

A new phenomenon in recent weeks have forever changed the way people donate to charities and organizations. Dubbed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, this movement is actually a way to spread information about a highly debilitating disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It is popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, after the American professional baseball player who tragically suffered from ALS, which eventually ended his very promising career in major league baseball, to the dismay of fans and enthusiasts in the country.

Quick Facts About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Most people that are diagnosed with ALS are between 40 and 70 years …read more