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Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. "Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I'm lucky. Who wouldn't consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball's greatest...

This would be consided a vanity post I suppose.My Step-dad has just been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and this will probably be his last X-Mas. There are some web support groups out there, but I'm wondering if there are any Freepers out there who have had to deal with this, and could possibly share some personal insight and advice. It would also be a great help to my mom whom I'm teaching how to use e-mail, and someday I shall convert her into a Freeper :). We worked as poll checkers together for the Bush Campaign. Many, many...

John Winchester is running out of time. The simplest of tasks -- like taking a breath -- is becoming more and more difficult. The Medina man is literally dying a little more every day. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- or Lou Gehrig's disease as it is more commonly known -- has already robbed the 36-year-old, once-active former college football player of the use of his legs. Winchester uses a wheelchair; his arms are heavy and now rest at his side most of the time. He is forced to rely on others, like his wife, Megan, for help. When he tries to...