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Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, is back home after spending more than a week in the hospital with several ailments, publicist Betsy Shepherd said Friday. The 66-year-old McMichael, who went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago, was admitted into intensive care at a suburban hospital on Feb. 15 with a urinary tract infection. McMichael was also treated for pneumonia and MRSA — a staph infection that can be difficult to treat because it is resistant to certain antibiotics — during his stay, Shepherd said. ....
Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, is expected to return home Thursday after being hospitalized the past week, longtime publicist Betsy Shepherd said. The 66-year-old McMichael went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago. The family announced Saturday he had developed MRSA, a staph infection that can be difficult to treat because it is resistant to certain antibiotics, and was undergoing a blood transfusion. ....
2020 Democratic National Convention via ReutersAdy Barkan, a health care reform campaigner who became well-known for his advocacy after being diagnosed with ALS, has died. He was 39. His death from complications related to his terminal neurodegenerative condition was confirmed by Be a Hero—the organization he co-founded in 2018 to push for greater health care protections. “Ady was a brilliant strategist, an incisive communicator, and powerful advocate who, while fighting for his own access to he ....
There and it had gotten a little worse and it wasn t until december that after seeing two different neurologists, a third one came to the als diagnosis. we re putting up, you re 52. this is not the fate you expected. we re putting up a website here, hop on a cure.org. want to be sure we get that out to as many people to raise money for tonight. the rays are giving you a big check as well. one of my buddies from high school, jeff webber, was hit with als, we lost him within a year. others find they live for five or ten years, right? yeah. i have a dear friend that runs a podcast called i m dying to tell you. and she s been with als for 19 years. everyone is different. you know, i hope to be active and relatively ....