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   How does Team Gleason help the ALS community?

   • Team Gleason helps the ALS community in other ways, too. The organization provides respite care and related services to ease the burden on caregivers trying to juggle work and other responsibilities.

   Team Gleason to ALS: No White Flags - @ASHA

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   Can ALS cause a head injury?

   • Gleason can still feel the pain of a good yoga stretch or the cold water when he swims in his in-laws' pool. Six months before Gleason's diagnosis a team of researchers from Boston University reported a link between an ALS-type disease and the repetitive head trauma suffered by some athletes.

   New Orleans Saints cult hero Steve Gleason battling ALS

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   How long does Stephen Hawking live with ALS?

   • Notably, British physicist Stephen Hawking has lived for decades with a motor neuron disease related to ALS, but he is an outlier. Most patients live only two to five years after diagnosis. Eventually most people with ALS are not able to stand or walk, use their hands or arms, or communicate.

   New Orleans Saints cult hero Steve Gleason battling ALS

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2. www.sportingnews.com › us › nflWhat happened to Steve Gleason? The story of Saints ...

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   Sep 9, 2023 · In 2011, he was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a neurodegenerative diseases that damages the muscle. Since then, Gleason lost all mobility functions and can only...

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3. teamgleason.org › steve-storySteve's Story - Team Gleason

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   In January, 2011 Steve was diagnosed with ALS, considered a terminal neuromuscular disease. Beyond his faith that there is a solution to heal, it is his mission to show that patients can not only live but thrive after this diagnosis. In doing so, he hoped to inspire others to do the same.

4. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 2301281/2021/01From ‘darkest tunnels’ to ‘profound joy’: Steve Gleason’s 10 ...

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   Jan 5, 2021 · On Jan. 5, 2011, Gleason was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare neurodegenerative disease that damages the nerves that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS,...

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6. www.nola.com › sports › saintsNew Orleans Saints cult hero Steve Gleason battling ALS

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   Sep 25, 2011 · Gleason has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a rare terminal disease that damages the nerves that control voluntary muscle movement....

7. www.theatlantic.com › health › archiveDid Football Cause Steve Gleason's ALS? - The Atlantic

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   Jun 25, 2016 · For one thing, 40 percent of ALS patients are women. And other studies have found no increased risk of ALS among high-school football players or in rugby players. Today, Gleason breathes with...

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9. www.seattletimes.com › entertainment › booksFormer WSU Cougar, NFL player Steve Gleason on his new memoir ...

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   4 days ago · Steve Gleason, a former New Orleans Saints player from 2000-2006, made one of the most memorable plays in Saints history when he blocked a punt by the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 25, 2006 to help the ...

10. leader.pubs.asha.org › do › 10Team Gleason to ALS: No White Flags - @ASHA

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    Nov 15, 2022 · At age 34 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) after experiencing an unusual array of symptoms, including muscle twitches in his arms, shoulders, back, and legs. He learned that the disease would gradually destroy his motor neurons, progressively eroding his ability to walk, speak, move, and breathe.