ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — A deadly disease that’s puzzled doctors for decades appears to be hitting Michigan harder than most states.
No one knows how Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) starts, but it almost always ends in death.
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, ruins communication between a person’s nervous system and muscles.
As muscle weakness spreads, ALS patients lose their ability to move, speak, eat, and eventually breathe.
For two lifelong friends, that's their reality.
Read, see and hear the story of Sherry Schuen and Sheri Vanderlugt - click HERE