Saturday, 25 February 2012

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Lou Gehrig's Disease-Breast Cancer-Mastectomy-Lumpectomy

My battle with breast cancer: Mastectomy

Why did I chose a mastectomy over a lumpectomy? I had both options available to me. It was a tough decision to make. After speaking with my surgeons, I decided that a mastectomy was the best choice for me. There is a lot to consider before making this important decision. read more..


ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, Affects Many Famous People, Including Stephen Hawking

The physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking turns 70 this weekend. Hawking was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at age 21. ALS is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease named after the hall-of-fame baseball Yankees first baseman who was stricken with ALS in 1939. read more..

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