in a way, this is how she is fighting for survival. she's raising awareness to ALS, getting people to talk about it, which will increase funding and find a cure faster.
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You are more certainly right about that! I could imagine going through that experience and I see that a lot with special students in my school (not all my schools) and not that I am a special student.
Sorry to say but this disease is not cureable ... dont live with false hope. Just start prepare for the end of life. Fulfil all your dream . Complete all your conversation because one day your heart cries hopelessly when you see your daughter on the ventilator that she cannot talk or write and you found yourself giving false hope to your daughter that its only a chest infection and you will be good in some days ..... Just like I gave hope to my mom. 😔
"I didn't want just a boring old chair" That's the words of someone who is drowning in fear. Someone who knows that she'll eventually lose. But also someone who is strong enough to laugh and keep standing until the bitter end. I hope she never reaches that bitter end. I hope that a cure reaches you in time. Cheers to you.
So true. I feel for Beth and hope she's around for a long time. She has a beautiful smile that makes you want to smile and she seems upbeat and positive despite knowing what's down the road. She's gorgeous too
I went through breast cancer but when I watch these videos I look at what I went through as nothing compared to the suffering these people went through I broke down in tears my heart and prayers go out to all the families who have lost love one and who are watching someone go through this I pray that some day soon some sort of effective treatment can be found to fight this disease or even a cure RIP all those this disease have taken
I have 25 years and after watching this i think i'm gonna get up of my bed every morning and be thankful with my health and hoping i will never suffer something like this at least until i grow old. Be strong people.
Sorry to hear about this tragedy. Read my post on this page and you'll see that there is a cure, and you need to have your free copper level tested and lowered if it's elevated, because if 3 family members had ALS, you most likely have a defective ATP7B which causes free copper to build up in the bloodstream. You can get your free copper level down and prevent this from happening to you.
I can't even image losing 3 close family member to ALS. MY father passed away from it but if my mother would've had it as well I would've killed myself.
soonny002 seriously, as an unaffected person, thanks for bringing this to public attention. This is horrific, I hope things get better. All the people who are willing to come forward about their experience are incredibly brave, and I thank them for that.
My father passed away from ALS and I can tell you that our greedy world won't accept a cure. It's never coming and as someone who fear getting ALS because I just been found out that it can all be genetic and it just has to start with one person and the rest of the offspring are affected after that. I'm terrified for my future.
Pickett710 my father was a huge pot head years before he got ALS. Cannabis doesn't help to prevent ALS. The one thing it can really do is take your mind off dying.
Its just so ridiculous. These people are dying anyway. Theyre basically saying i want to donate my body to science. If not to cure myself, but to progress the cure and save others. What better gift can you have for science? My heart goes out to all of you suffering.
Lol, what? They literally said it's ridiculous that the government is refusing to allow these people to consent to being given an experimental drug, regardless of the risks.
I also have a lot rare immunodeficiency disorders. My body will also be donated for research to help those like myself who because there are so few with my illnesses hopefully medical treatments and medications will one day be covered. I participate in as many research studies as possible. Although there won't be a cure for my illness in my lifetime, I pray that I can help others in the future. Just because you have an illness doesn't mean we don't deserve the same respect, dignity, and treated like those 'normal' healthy people!
I watched a close friend pass away from ALS. it was devastating. The paralysis, the steady decline, the pain. He was a prisoner in his own body. Diagnosed at 28, gone by age 30. That was so difficult for everyone that cared about him. In loving memory of Marc Riffice. A true warrior that fought to the end. A man that never lost his sense of humor. Our last conversation was about how he just wanted to get laid ONE MORE TIME before he passed away, lol. Our boy got his wish too. Man, do i miss him. My heart & sympathy are with the families suffering through this terrible disease. There will be a cure/treatment one day. Something that will give ALS sufferers the chance to live longer, more fulfilling lives. I feel it in my bones y'all. So keep faith. It's all we've got.
My family is dealing with ALS, my sister in-law was diagnosed in 2020, she was 22 years old then. She is unable to walk on her own now. It is truly heartbreaking to watch her life change so drastically right before our eyes. We’re praying for some healing, cure and/or treatments to help her and so many others fighting this horrific disease🙏🏽God bless all that are fighting and bless those that have transitioned on🙏🏽
@@ken_in_atx9619 I have always agreed with you. From this point forward, I question it, however (although I still agree it has been a waste of money the past 30 years). Watching Hong Kong get taken, and now knowing Taiwan is next sucks, honestly. Makes me wonder who's next. Will they stop at SE Asia? I wonder how safe South Korea and Japan are from occupation in the long run. I hate to imagine what I might see in my lifetime just because we wasted our wealth on defense precisely when we didn't need it.
This was 3 years ago, Angelina (the reporter) is now in a wheelchair and at 88lbs. She's keeping a positive attidude dispite her situation on twitter. Scary disease. Praying for a cure. Crazy that $25million was raised but only $4million actually went to the cause.
I misunderstood as well, I backed it up to hear it again...only 4 million went to that particular research center. There are many more throughout the research community.
I'm so grateful to all the doctors and scientists that pulled all those all nighters at Med school and sacrificed a lot of social life to gain enough knowledge to even begin to tackle this problem. They are the best almost us. Hope they find the cure
Boris ! ALS was first found in 1869 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, but it wasn't until 1939 that Lou Gehrig brought national and international attention to the disease. ((((( 79 )))))) years and people are still dying. What was that you said about doctors pulling all nighters bla bla bla ....
Oscar Buckwild ...what a toxic attitude. You really should rethink how you feel about doctors. There are plenty who are nowhere near rich, and many who save lives on a daily basis.
Vice really stepped up their game with this one, not to belittle the story of course but it's almost beautiful to have seen their development in news stories over the time.
There is a lot of information too consider drug triles, beacause the more money they can raise they have been getting close, it is so scary I pray for a cure !!!!!
My mom have this ALS since 2007 to present. the doctor said before she's only got 3years and luckily she's with us until now. 12years since then and i hope more and more years to come for my mother :'(
My mom died of ALS. When she died in 2008, ALS was a hidden horror. Thank you for this documentary VICE. The more awareness the better chances of a cure.
My mom had ALS. It started in her mouth, and everyone thought she was drunk for a few months because her speech was strange and slurred. Once it was diagnosed, she only had two years to live. It was a nightmare. She died in the living room through assisted suicide. It changed me forever. ALS is the worst thing.
Nathan Lachner I'm so sorry, Nathan. I'm thankful that she had the option of assisted suicide. "Thankful" might not be the right word but you know what I mean.
Nathan Lachner Same exact thing is happening to me right now. It all started with my speech & I'm a recovering alcoholic,most people think I still drink or that I'm drunk.
“ALS is a very fascinating disease” that’s what my grandpa tells people. He was diagnosed in June 2016, at that time he had muscle spasms and trouble walking up stairs and getting in and out of his car. Now he can barely move the joystick for his wheelchair. It all started when he couldn’t do something that he use to do, something as simple as moving his arms or putting his shoes on. Just the other day I helped him push a button on his remote so he could adjust his bed and he looks at me and says “well that’s just another thing I can’t do”. I remember doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge myself and had no idea what it was for and it hurts me now knowing that I did the challenge to impress friends and put it on social media when I had no idea what ALS was. ALS has been really hard on my family and it’s taking someone I love away so fast! I hope others learn more about ALS and I hope it gets cured because no one needs to watch their loved one go through this disease.
Generation Fallout The worst part is that the government won't let patients take a risk knowing that they will die. I mean the patients know the risks involved..
this breaks my heart.. my father had ALS and it was the most unforgiving sickness ever. it's so sudden and there isn't shit you can do but wait for your body to slow down, suddenly you can't even piss by yourself or walk up the stairs or anything. i really feel for anybody that has to go through this hell, and it really puts perspective into mind about how much we take for granted.
My dad had it too and passes away in 2007 at age 58. Rhe worst part of him having this disease? That he was the kindest and most gentle father and husband. It sucks that assholes get to live long lives
Hard to watch. The strength of those suffering with this is incredible. I consider myself a pretty tough guy and even I got a little wet around the eyes. I'm nowhere near as tough as those involved in these stories though. I can't even imagine dealing with this. I hope something can be done. Makes me pretty mad that out of 200 and some million they only got 4. Wonder where the rest went.
HOLY COW. At 8:29 they said that ALS TDI was the only lab soley dedicated to ALS, and they only got 4 million of the 200 million raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge?!? THIS IS INSANE! THAT is a story in itself. 🔴
I believe most of the money went to providing PALS with supportive assistance, chairs, financial help. In general, 1 billion USD is not enough to get a single drug to market. What is really needed is the US Govt to fund those programs like they do for other large endeavor projects. ALS dis-proportionally affects military veterans who served in combat.
I was diagnosed with ALS On my 20th birthday in January 2013. I'm lucky to have lived so long after onset in March 2012. I am hopeful that there will be a breakthrough soon.
CptCanada Yeah these doctors are assholes and they honestly don't give two shits. They just want your money trust me. The medical world is so rich for "not knowing" what to do
I lost my Aunt to ALS 5 years ago. I watched a beautiful woman so full of life, love of dance, cooking and a heart that gave us all so much unconditional love slowly, very slowly, be taken over by this horrible disease. This monster illness hijacked her body taking her ability to do the things she loved. It took her from us slowly. From being able to walk, to being in a wheelchair, from loving to dance to wishing she could just have one more dance with my uncle, from loving to cook to being unable to feed herself and eventually being unable to eat at all and have a feeding tube, from singing to silence, from laughing til she couldnt breathe to being unable to breathe at all and being on a ventilator. It took every part of her world she loved and left her watching motionless and silent with just the sound of the ventilator. In the end, after being trapped in this now body that was now so foreign to her, she chose to be removed from the ventilator, feeding tube and have our family and an amazing hospice nurse with her as she said goodbye to go on to a place where she could not only dance or walk but soar. I pray every day for a cure. No one should have to go thru this or watch someone they love go thru this. Praying for a cure.
Wow everything you spoke about is almost exactly what I’m facing. I used to be such a happy woman with my 3 beautiful daughters and now I don’t even recognize myself. I’m just a trapped soul in a body that is deteriorating while my daughters have to live in misery and watch me suffer! This disease is no joke. I don’t care how many people say oh I’m gonna fight this disease because in the end you will eventually lose. There’s no fighting ALS, it literally takes every bit of you little by little and you have a front row seat to your own death. I can’t wait for the day of eternal joy. Where I’m finally in a place where sickness doesn’t exist. Stay strong to whoever has ALS, Jesus will free us one day. Be ready ❤
I know first hand how horrific this disease is. My mom is dealing with this now. I pray that someday we will have a cure. God bless to all that’s affected.
Out of all of the stories, Beth Hebron's breaks my heart the most. She seems like such a beautiful soul. So full of life. She had the world at her feet, with a future filled with endless possibilities. I Just want to hug her and comfort her.
This is gut wrenching, but so important for people to understand the pharmaceutical issues plaguing us. I work in the medical field and I didn't realize so many young people were impacted by this terrible disease. I wish there was something, anything to do to take away this tragedy away!
I lost my dad in 2004 to this terrible disease. He was 37 years old. Thank you so much, to all who took part in the ice bucket challenge, who took part in research, and in the development and publication of this episode. I will never get my dad back, but the hope that some day someone else may not lose their friend or family member to this disease, that no one else may have to suffer in this way, or that a breakthrough with ALS may help then many other people who suffer from other nurodegenerative diseases makes me incredibly happy.
I just found out that my favourite teacher has ALS. I'm going to see her tomorrow. She can't walk or talk anymore. She cant move. Im going to cry when I see her honestly.
Was fighting back tears the entire time I was watching this. The reporter is so brave to go through this. I pray for a solution to the horrible disease. These poor people :(
Ugh, Beth's story is so incredibly heart-breaking. You can hear the pain/suffering in her voice. I can't even imagine how I would take losing all of my physical functioning capacity so early in life.
That poor girl had a promising career and was athletic and in her 20s suffering from this disease. Too sad and her poor family. Shes too young but it doesn't matter how young or old, a cure should be found or to find a way to slow down the disease and stop it progression. Very heartbreaking.
My mom was diagnosed with ALS almost 2 years ago. Now I'm here beside her in an ICU bed. I really hope they find the cure very soon. I just don't wanna lose my mama.
Thank you for making this video and good luck to you all, my mother-in-law was diagnosed 4 years ago and was just moved 2 days ago to hospice and is now unresponsive. This is such a horrible disease I've seen what it does first hand and I can't even begin to imagine what it is like to live with this disease. I wish you all that are battling this disease the best and I pray we find a cure before more people suffer at the cruel hands of ALS.
Brings back memories of my loving brother. He was diagnosed with Muscular dystrophy LG. Doctor's said he only has 3 months to live. In 3 months he was in life support fighting to live. We strongly believed in God's love and mercy. He survived and end up living 11 years more until his day came and he passed away this month of April 10 years ago. 😢 God bless you all my prayers go out to you.
That reporter is strong af. I can't imagine being in her place. I wish that they find cure for this and many other diseases in a not so distant future... The human body is amazing but sometimes it seems so fragile.
My father was diagnosed with ALS 15 years ago. He was given 4 years and he's still alive. he lost his ability to talk on the 3rd year and to walk on the 6th year. Lucky for us, stem cell procedures are allowed in my country. Throughout the years he's received 4 stem cell treatments. The first one was pretty basic, but as time passed, treatments became more complex, targeting specific parts of his nervous system. We never noticed any positive changes after treatment. But I'm pretty sure that they have helped by slowing down the progression. He still breaths on his own, has the ability to cough and burp. He refuses to use any breathing or speech device. We drive him to work 3 times a week, he no longer has an active role on his business but he loves to supervise and share his 40 years of work experience, I'm convinced that work has played a key role in his fight against ALS, keeping him motivated with a purpose to keep living. I hope this serves as motivation for families that have recently joined the fight against ALS. Stay strong and enjoy the little things in life, they are the most rewarding.
I am a caregiver and I have cared for a man who had ALS Lou Garret's desceas and he was the most caring man I have met. He passed couple years ago and he was a strong man until his last breathe. What a horrible desceas and what's more horrifying is to be trapped in ur own body knowing full aware of what's going on but u can't do a damn thing to stop it. I pray to God that that day comes when no one else has suffers to from this desceas. 😥
This documentary made me cry so much. I just remember staring at my grandma, she stood still in the bed, she couldn't even open her eyes. Her fingers and toes were curled. She used to be full of energy and now she looks like she's deteriorating. It's the saddest thing in the world.
I bet if the FDA director Janet had ALS or someone close to her did she wouldn't be so callous about it. I could here the frustration in Angelina's voice.
C OAKLEY not really the FDA operates on a regulatory principle. Meaning a drug once found, must show that it works, and also not be harmful (meaning you're finding the toxicities if they exist). Once it does both they work through the approval process. There's a strong reason why the United States didn't suffer from thalidomide. It's not the best way to do it and I think they were right about how they approach the problem based on disease state. For something like this a drug that has some effects might be worth a trade off at some point. Vs a drug that causes massive side effects for something that is self resolving (ie a decongestant for sinuses that causes massive strokes).
Wow. This was a hard to watch, but I'm so glad I did. I am a speech-language pathologist in training, and it is super important for me to understand this disease. I can't get over how brave this reporter is. It is amazing that although I'm sure it was hard for her to hear and see a lot of this, she put aside that fear in order to teach and raise awareness about ALS. Much respect.
So sad, and to see how good him and Beth were doing before the disease is really scary. A gun youtuber named James Yeager brought my attention to als as he recently passed from it and it was so sad as it all started 8 months ago when his tongue became numb and it sadly took him within a year. It's really scary how it just seems to happen out of nowhere.
Beth is such a beautiful young girl, and I love how positive she remains. I have no true idea the challenges she faces, but I know with a certainty that she is stronger than me. I love your demeanor beth!
My dad passed away this year after 6 years old ALS. He went 4 years continuing to talk and eat properly, the last 2 years. Spent with a feeding tube, lost his voice completely, the ability to move his right arm, and in the last 2 months of his life, began losing the ability to walk and lift his head. Both arms became immobile. He decided to die through medical assistance in dying. It was the most difficult thing I've ever had to deal with in my life, and of course in my fathers life. This disease takes absolutely everything from the person. I commend any person who has been diagnosed with any type of disease, but with ALS it is a countdown clock. My biggest hope in life is that someone can find a cure for this disease so that no man or woman or family will have to deal with this anymore.
At the end of the day it’s all about money. What a sickening world we live in. People should be working tirelessly to find cures for all diseases. There should be an unlimited budget. Life is priceless.
This has to be the most heartbreaking videos I've seen. The end had me teary eyed. Cannot even imagine what it's like. Also, respect for the very brave reporter going to see what might eventually be her. That must have been very difficult to face... Hope they find a cure soon.
My uncle was diagnosed with this disease and I’m trying to learn more information and brace myself for this... I’m devastated he’s like a father figure to me. I just want to say this lady is so strong for making this documentary knowing that she will to be in there shoes later on down the road 🙏🏼😢 my heart goes out to everyone struggling thru this disease. They told my uncle he has 2 years or less to live 💔😢 I’m not ready to let go nor will I ever.
One more thought. We should consider how AIDS activists had drugs released in the 1980's and early 90's. Groups like ACT UP would raise such a fuss and stage huge shaming protests, eventually the FDA caved and many lives were saved. What if folks with ALS and the people who love them, as well as health rights activists, got together and started a similar campaign to raise awareness and publically shame the organizations who don't move faster on these issues?
Bravo! Thank you for sharing your struggles. You are all heroic! Obviously, the general public wants to be of service. What do we need to do next? May I ask why ALS research only got 4 or the 20 million dollars raised?
That specific study received that amount, however there are many other studies taking place. They have studies to find treatments and also to find out why people get it and understand better how it develops and why. If you want to help look up the website for the ALS association and there are ways to help. I know part of the funding has also gone to the ALS association directly to their supply closets where patients are able to borrow wheelchairs, hospital beds, breathing machines and lots of things that are so helpful to keep patients safe and comfortable, my dad is using one of their transport chairs since he is still mobil but they have instructed us to check with them before we buy him any equipment and if they have it we can borrow it while we figure out if insurance will cover his own or till he no loner needs it. They have really been amazing to the whole family.
Rae Peronneau its how a lot of programs are lies. You need to check the percent of the money that goes into the actual cause before its gobbled up by workers, ad companies, company cars, travel and anything else they can use.
That was only one lab out of a few that do research that got 4 million dollars. So it's not that all the research only got a quarter of the money, just that this particular lab did.
Wow, this video really opens your eyes to the suffering people with ALS go through and to the bigger problem of experimental drugs not being available to people who only have a short time left. Such a horrible disease 😢
ALS took my grandfather from me, he passed on my 21st. This disese is by far the most brutal ive ever seen. It is not fair for the FDA to do this, in my eyes i hold them responsible
Watching this in 2023. My grandmother, whom I loved dearly, lost her battle with ALS in 2020. This disease is heartbreaking to watch. I pray for a cure.
227 million raised with the ice water challenge and only 4 million went to research. Nobody else see's an issue with this! Wtf!!! I dont wish anyone to have to watch or go through this.
Joe Mama This world is revolved around money hahaha You honestly shouldn't be surprised. This is the world we live in. These doctors already know these cures they're just waiting for the right moments to release them because they want a bigger check. It's so and fucked up.
I had no idea what ALS really was, but now I couldn't be more supportive towards it. This was one of the best videos VICE has released and Angelina, and all these victims are so brave for letting the world see them in this emotional state. Thank you
This goes for Mitochondrial disease patients too. Both diseases are related to each other, and share lots of symptoms. Just because one drug might not benefit one client, doesn't mean it won't for another. There''s thousands of different mito strains. I'm living proof... I too have a strain of mitochondrial disease. Sad thing is, there's not even a test that can find the kind I personally have since my tests came back negative for all testable strains. They know I have it, but they still don't know what kind. And it's not like they can administer an experimental drug on me since they don't specifically know my kind.. My doctors guess at my lifespan every time I stop in for a follow up because they have to judge by my side effects and slowly on coming paralysis. First time i was diagnosed, they gave me 6 to 8 months... That was 12 years ago. Some how, some way, I actually made a comeback. My body was able to improve better than the state I once was. But the parts of my body that first hit with it still have conditions. it's just not so severe, and not increasing in damage. Basically I'm in purgatory. Don't know if they find the strain, don't know if I'll be the same as yesterday, don't know if I'll die typing this.... Like ALS, Mitochondrial disease lacks funding and resources. The fact that to this day, doctors have to throw darts on a board to guess the day that I DIE is a fucking disgrace.. waking up every morning knowing I could die that very day at any given time scares the living shit out of me.... But all I can do is stand here and wait for a cure..
Incredible report. It made me extremely emotional... I'm grateful to the doctors and researchers who dedicate their time and knowledge to finding a cure for this terrible disease. I hope they are able to find one soon.
These people are so amazingly brave. I know for a fact that if I was diagnosed with something like this, I would take my life immediately. I just can’t imagine living, knowing the road you’re going to go down, rapidly losing abilities and your autonomy. People like this have my eternal respect.
My mom and uncle passed from ALS!! I lost my best friend that I was lucky and blessed to call her my mother!! It's a suffering death sentence and I took care of my mom from day 1 until she passed in 2014! I no I miss and love her so much! What killed me was the fact I couldn't do anything to help and take her pain away
My mother in law was diagnosed with ALS on April 9,2020 it’s so hard thank you for doing this you are a very brave woman sending my prayers for all who has this and all who loves someone with it
this is one of the hardest things iv ever had to watch. i forced my self to finish it. omg beth was so nice im so sad for her. how view people with ALS has changed forever. god bless
I took risk in the late 90s with Enbrel for rheumatoid arthritis. We didn't know the long term effects, but I didn't care. I was going to die eventually, and if it gave me the time to see my daughter grow up then so be it. I'm still here, and have other issues from the disease, but I've seen her grow up and graduate college. Soon, she'll marry and I'm hopefully going to be there for it. The long term issues mean nothing when compared to that. We need to get drugs into the hands of those who need it, and the FDA is standing in our way. No other country in the world has such strict processes as the US does. Who actually benefits? Not the patient.
The vast majority of all illnesss/ diseases are caused by processed ( unnatural ) foods which cause malnutrition, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, Parkinson’s multiple sclerosis ALS, mitochondrial malfunction, cancers, you name it ( I have ALS, and have been reversing it through/ by nutrition and by avoiding sugars, and avoiding processed foods. Less than 4 sugars/ day n less than 25 carbs / day, on the ‘extreme Keto diet’ )
@@VampFaye Genetics Can be a factor but nutrition has proven that it can overcome bad genetics. Nutrition is the key, yet for some reason most Dr.’s ( especially G.P.’s - General Practitioners / Family Dr.’s ) as well as most Neurologists are IGNORANT of nutrition!! ( which is very surreal / mind boggling to me ) as how can one call themselves a Dr. when they don’t know how the body functions/ what the body needs / what the body needs to avoid, etc ? ) Thus, to me, most Dr’s are nothing less than frauds!! ( drug pushers for big Pharma ) Sad, but true!! My neurologist told me he’s never even heard of anyone with ALS getting better. I just laughed and said, “ Well, here I am!” I said, “It’s called, Nutrition!”
TheFearRipper Gaming Im so so incredibly sorry. It's so unfair, it's devastating to see a parent go though this, but to see a child who has her whole life to live, just adds insult to injury.
TheFearRipper - Take your sister and have her free copper level tested. She can be cured or successfully treated and eventually get back to normal. Dr. George Brewer at the Univ. of Michigan discovered that ALS is caused by a defective ATP7B Wilson's disease gene after testing ALS patients and finding elevated free copper in their blood. He started re diagnosing them with Wilson's neurological disease, lowering their free copper, and curing the patients. I have a long post on this page if you wanna know more about it. You can also google Pipex Pharmaceuticals and see where they applied for a usage patent to treat ALS with an anti copper compound. Brewer was a consultant for the small company that was bought out a few years ago by big Pharma that covered up the cure. They make billions treating diseases and a cure will cost them a lot of money. Brewer is now retired, but there may be other doctors at the Univ. of Michigan still carrying on his work. Don't give up hope, your sister can be saved by getting her free copper level lowered. Your whole family probably has the same defect and a high free copper since this is a genetic defect, but your blood brain barriers are intact and protecting your brain, whereas your sister was born with a defective BBB which allowed the free copper to enter her brain.
I never knew ALS was till my best friend was diagnosed. She put up a fight till the bitter end of 5 years. She never gave up..God brought her home. God bless each one with this terrible disease.
I am appalled that a pharmaceutical company is worried about the money. They got rich off of opioids. They raised all that money with the ice bucket challenge and the one drug that shows promise has no money….really? People are dying from red tape and greed. So so sad. The reporter is so brave. Looking at her own future is the bravest thing I have seen in a long time.
I get bummed about having severe Asthma which limits my entire life. WTF am I complaining about Im very lucky to have a treatable condition. This opened my eyes
