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re: why is no one saying "Lou Gehrig's Disease" anymore?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:38 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:38 pm to HailToTheChiz
I always found it ironic that Lou Gehrig died from Lou Gehrig's disease. And I think I read where his family threatened to sue.
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:39 pm to LSUlefty
Lou Gehrig's Disease isn't universally known outside the US.
Stephen Hawking is probably a better example of ALS today, but media is just going with the correct name "ALS".
Stephen Hawking is probably a better example of ALS today, but media is just going with the correct name "ALS".
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:41 pm to fr33manator
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Because hardly anyone knows who Lou Gehrig is anymore.
Ok
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:46 pm to Hater Bait
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Stephen Hawking is probably a better example of ALS today, but media is just going with the correct name "ALS".
We can call it Steve Gleason's disease in Louisiana.
Apparently he made a video about it as well. I haven't watched many of these icebucket challenge videos but this one made the room a little dusty. Really, anything to do with Steve Gleason seems to make things dusty for some reason.
LINK
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:51 pm to LSUlefty
Besides what was already said, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis gives you some explanation of the disease.
Lou Gehrig's disease does not.
Lou Gehrig's disease does not.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:53 pm to LSUlefty
Because it's a stupid name.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 8:16 pm to Boats n Hose
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis gives you some explanation of the disease
It explains that not only is it sclerosis, but it is amyotrophic AND lateral
perfectly clear now
Posted on 8/20/14 at 8:25 pm to 777Tiger
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Whatever you call it, it's a death sentence, maybe a little less worse than Alzheimers
No. Alzheimers isn't even close guy.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 8:26 pm to LSUlefty
Because "who the frick is a Lou Gehrig?"
Posted on 8/20/14 at 8:28 pm to LSUlefty
Gotta be PC brah
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