Graysonlake_ALS

Grayson Lake period 3 ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭ Lou Gehrigs disease (ALS) is inherited through the SOD1 enzyme, when there is a mutation in the 21st chromosome. Its symptoms are so slight that they are commonly overlooked. Once the symptoms are more noticable, though, it is usually too late for the victim. Symptoms include weakness in arms, legs, vocal cord muscles, hands, and difficulty swallowing/breathing. Hands and feet can start cramping. Twitching can also happen in the hands and feet, too. Later in the disease, You can lose the ability to move your arms and legs. The victims voice starts to become "thick" and diffuculty projecting your voice occurs. Your voice can also start to slur and later in the disease, shortness of breath and diffuculty in breathing and swallowing can occour. Like AIDS and cancer, there is no drug that can cure you of ALS. I may not be entirely correct, but I think there is a vaccine for it. All treatments are given to help extend the patients life and quality of living. Riuzole is a drug that can extend the patients life a couple months or so by decreasing the amount of glutamate released. ALS is more commonly known as Lou Gehrigs disease, named after the famous Yankee and ALS victim Lou Gehrig. Because he was a talented baseball player at the time of his diagnosis, he received the nickname the Iron Horse, and baseball fans still remember him by this name. ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭ [|http://alsa.org] ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭ Louh Gehrig Journal Entry, 1940 It is 1940 and a war is raging over in Europe. Docters think that I have ALS. I don't believe it. I have been getting sluggish on the field, but I refuse to believe it. I have been getting slower when running, I am having a slower throw, and my mouth is starting to get dry. I hope this isn't the end of my career, or my life. If I wasn't diagnosed with this disease, I would enlist in the military, just in case America allies britan or we go to war against Japan. I am starting to lose my voice and/or breath at times during games, and just sitting around my house with my family. I am getting thinner and thinner, and I have tried to change my stance when I am swinging because I am not hitting one ball! The one pitch I managed to clip just fouled out to the left. I am sleeping on the couch in my sitting room at night because I cannot get up an down the staircase. I am starting to keep a journal to pass the time. ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭ Elẻanor Gehrig Journal Entry, 1940 Louh really has not been feeling like himself lately. He is refusing to believe the docter, and is stil trying to play baseball, even though his skill level has plummeted since the past week. I know the docters are right and he could live longer if he would just stop playing baseball. I know he loves it and he feels his duty is to play and support the family. There is also another war going on in Europe. World War II, I think everyone is calling it. I just hope that America doesn't get involved, then it would REALLY be another World War. Well, I should call Louh in, I just finished making dinner. I don't know if he noticed, but I noticed that Louh is starting to have trouble getting around, and his hitting average is suffering. ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭ = =