‘I liked to do everything myself. And now I have to accept the help that’s been given. It’s hard, but I’m super grateful for it.’ STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Greg “Mickey” Hansen wasn’t even a firefighter when he ran up lower Manhattan’s West Side on Sept. 11, 2001, just after the planes hit the World…
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A woman’s dying husband helped her find new love with her co-worker before he died. They’re still together 10 years later.
In “Find a Place for Me,” author Deirdre Fagan says her marriage took a sudden turn when her husband Bob was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal illness. Deirdre Fagan was sure Bob would be her last husband. Her first marriage was all about passion, her second was too friendship-focused. As soon as she met Bob,…
Donate a penny to help those with ALS
Art Solomon is asking people to donate a penny a day to help find a cure for ALS. Photo Special to The R-C Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare neurological disease involving the breakdown, and eventual death, of neurons that control voluntary muscles. The brain loses the ability to…
Finding a Cure for ALS Becomes Woman’s Cause After Father’s Death…
Tara Gottlie, whose father died six months after his ALS diagnosis, now works for the ALS Association to help others and help find a cure. Tara Gottlieb lost her father to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in November, but the Massachusetts resident said she’s only just begun advocating for people with the disease and working to help…