Posted on 10/22/2014 1:27:58 PM PDT by Kaslin
Dr. Ian Davis has a fatal disease that has weakened his brain and body, but three years after his diagnosis, he’s not letting the disease stand in the way of his relationship with his new son.
Motor neuron diseases (MND) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). With these disruptions between motor neurons and muscles, the muscles do not work properly, which gradually leads to weakening and wasting. There’s no cure for the disease.
When Davis was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)— also called Lou Gehrig’s disease or classical motor neuron disease— he was given 3-5 years to live. ALS is a progressive, ultimately fatal disorder that disrupts signals to all voluntary muscles. According to NIH, many doctors use the terms motor neuron disease and ALS interchangeably.
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That is such a horrible disease. A friend of mine from work was gone about six months after the diagnosis.
He should make him a mix tape. That’d be groot!
I have heard of people dying within months of diagnosis and lasting years. There seems to be no rhyme or reason about how long a person has.
True love, a father for his son.
I think he made his peace with God and was ready to go.
Indeed
“That is such a horrible disease.”
It is. My mother’s friend died of it. Very difficult for all involved.
Am I the only one who thinks it is selfish to be having a child when you know that you are going to die very soon, leaving the child fatherless?
IMO? yeah...
.....well, hmmmm................story didn’t mention a wife!?
If there is a wife involved, maybe he did it for her?
Maybe they were hoping for a girl?
Maybe it was an accident? LOL..........been there done that!
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