Former NYC deputy mayor raises millions for ALS research while facing his own mortality – PBS News
November 1, 2023 Tammy Sutherns

Some 30,000 Americans have been diagnosed with ALS, the rare neurodegenerative condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. As researchers work for a cure, one patient is raising millions for the cause while he reckons with his own mortality. Judy Woodruff has the story for the PBS News series, Disability Reframed.
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