ALS Archives

Carlos Pacheco, Suffering From ALS, Posts His Final Comics Cover
However, earlier this month,  Pacheco revealed he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis instead, which had caused the paralysis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, named after the baseball player who died of the illness ALS  leads to a progressive loss of motor neurons, eventually paralysis and comes with a[...]
"Marvel's Jessica Jones" Season 3: Carrie-Anne Moss on Jeri Hogarth's Adversity
Sometimes, that means having to be the reluctant rock to help prop up the main characters – even while battling her own demons in the form of her rivals and debilitating ALS. Carrie Anne Moss in Netflix's "Jessica Jones" / Photo courtesy of Netflix Going into the third and final season, Moss talks about the soul-searching Jeri[...]
Pratt, Amell, Barrowman and Downey, Jr. Taking The ALS Challenge
If you haven't been watching social media of late then you've missed the new phenomenon of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Basically you take a bucket of water, add ice, dump it over your head then call out a couple other people to do the same within 24 hours and then you go donate money[...]