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Making progress to Strike Out ALS: Physician sees some promise in drug trials


Add the ALS Society of Quebec to the list of non-profit organizations thinking outside of the box during these COVID-19 times. ALS is a neurodegenerative incurable fatal illness that destroys motor neurons. People with ALS gradually lose their mobility, but also their ability to talk, eat and eventually, breathe. Senses are not affected and 80 percent die within two to five years after the diagnosis. There are currently more than 500 Quebecers living with ALS.
It is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease after the baseball great who succumbed to ALS on June 2, 1941. For the past two years Major League Baseball has recognized this as “Lou Gehrig Day.” Locally, former Expos, sports, media (including me) and entertainment personalities have united to Strike out ALS. Everyone is invited to take part in this initiative by sharing their stories, pictures and a message of hope through an impressive mosaic. They can also honor someone who is living with ALS, or a lost a loved on ....

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St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is back — and looking back over 30 years


St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is back — and looking back over 30 years
“The fortunate thing about doing a scaled-back event is that we’re able to reset,” says artistic and executive director Amy Blackmore.
Author of the article: Jim Burke  •  Special to Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: May 28, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  7 minute read  • 
Amy Blackmore, executive and artistic director of the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival, captures the moment with associate producer Kenny Streule and Sarah G. LaForce, public relations and partnership director, at what would normally be the site of the Fringe Park, in Parc des Amériques. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette ....

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