A.L.S. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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A.L.S.Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis
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A.L.S. Facts
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• ALS, often called Lou Gehrig's Disease, means
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
• Sometimes it is called Motor Neuron Disease.

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• ALS can strike anyone. It can hit at anytime,
  regardless of age, sex or ethnic origin.

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• ALS is not a rare disease. Of every 100,000
  people, between 6 and 7 will be diagnosed with
  ALS.
• Approximately 3,000 Canadians currently live with
  ALS.
• Two or three Canadians die each day of this
  devastating disease.

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• In at least 90 of cases, it strikes people with
  no family history of the disease.
• ALS always results in death. 90 of people with
  ALS die within 5 years of diagnosis.
• About every 90 minutes someone dies from ALS and
  usually within 2-3 years of diagnosis

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• A person with ALS can require equipment valued at
  more than 70,000.
• Nursing care can cost several times that amount.

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• The cause is unknown. There is no known cure or
  treatment that prolongs life significant-
• yet.