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Originally Posted by Craig T
You idiot! ALS and MS are two completely different diseases. People live 50 years with MS.
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And people can live a very long time w/ ALS as well. Look at Stephen Hawking. FWIW it wasn't the ALS that killed Dad (sorta). He was 72 and had a massive heart attack - which is how his father, brother, and a sister died. He *might* have survived the H/A if he didn't have ALS, but I doubt it. Lung function was fine, he was still able to transfer himself from bed to scooter and back, take a few steps w/ a walker, etc.