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Yet for millions with speech impairments due to conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease or cerebral palsy, this basic function becomes a struggle.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her work also surrounded many charitable causes, including raising money for Lou Gehrig's disease research, fighting poverty, and supporting social justice and environmentalism.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
It was formerly known as 'Lou Gehrig's disease,' for the famous New York Yankees baseball player who died two years after developing ALS in 1939.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2024
Randall's family released a statement on Monday confirming that the photographer died following a private three-year bout with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), an incurable neurological condition that weakens muscles and severely limits bodily functions.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her work also surrounded many charitable causes, including raising money for Lou Gehrig's disease research, fighting poverty, and supporting social justice and environmentalism.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
It was formerly known as 'Lou Gehrig's disease,' for the famous New York Yankees baseball player who died two years after developing ALS in 1939.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2024
Randall's family released a statement on Monday confirming that the photographer died following a private three-year bout with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), an incurable neurological condition that weakens muscles and severely limits bodily functions.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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Lou Gehrig's disease
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Lou Geh·rig's disease
ˌlü-ˌge(ə)r-igz-, -ˌga(ə)r- 
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