Palliative Care Physician Explains Living And Dying With ALS

Palliative care physician, Dr. Mapa, and ALS researcher, Dr. Leitner, comment on the life and death for patients with ALS as well as future researchers.
Opinion

Man Says ALS 'Feels Like Dying in Slow Motion,' Pleads for Medical Aid in Dying to Avoid ‘Months of Pure Torture’

A Minnesota man living with ALS is advocating for access to medical aid in dying so he doesn’t have to leave his home state to end his life. In late 2021, Tom Albin started havi ...
AOL

I'm Dying of ALS. Knowing I Can Decide When To End My Life Brought Me Back From the Dead.

One Friday morning in September 2023, my neurologist told me she suspected that I had ALS. I was completely healthy—or so I thought—and in the prime of my life. I had two adult children, a great ...
People

Doctor with ALS Says Access to Medical Aid in Dying 'Freed' Him from 'Immeasurable Fear and Dread': 'Enough Is Enough'

“MAID gave me the freedom to determine my own fate,” said Jeremy Boal ReasonTV Dr. Jeremy Boal, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2023, was devastated by the thought of a death that would “drag out” over ...

Eric Dane Revealed the Subtle ALS Symptom He Ignored Months Before His Diagnosis

Before his death, Eric Dane opened up about the subtle sign of ALS he first ignored. Here, a look back at the symptom he says ...