Yeah - everyone knows of the ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE but are you aware of WHY and WHEN it started? If you dont, this video might make sense as to why it became such a viral phenomenon. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - also referred to as motor neurone disease (MND), Charcot disease, and, in the United States, Lou Gehrigs disease - is a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is characterised by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking (dysarthria), swallowing (dysphagia), and breathing (dyspnea). ALS is the most common of the five motor neuron diseases. Stephen Hawking has lived with the disease since being given two years to live in 1963. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is about raising awareness and funds.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:05:37 +0000
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