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Originally Posted by tcar
HAWKING... Stephen...
Most with that condition die by their 30's.
He's 70.
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Actually wtih ALS there are 2 basic results. Either, it hits hard and fast adn you are dead in a year or so. Or, it drags out for 3 to who knows how many years. The good doctor is an edge case on the long scale.
My dad had ALS when he died, but I think it was a heart attack that actually got him. 72, had a family history of heart attacks and high bp, I don't ever remember him not taking a pill for it. Started showing symptoms (weird muscle twitches all over randomly), took forever to diagnose, died 2 years post diagnosis, about 3 years post showing symptoms.