Advocating to Fight ALS
Families and researchers press for new treatments Tim Paust loved life. At work, he was an aircraft maintenance manager for Motorola, but it was his family and friends who made up his heart. “Tim was the love of my life and just a great guy,” says his widow, Deb Paust, 58, who lives in Grayslake. The […]
Understanding the devastating disorder that is ALS
whatdoctorsknow.com In the summer of 2014, social media was taken by storm with videos of people pouring ice water on themselves for the Ice Bucket Challenge. The worldwide phenomenon raised awareness — and millions of research dollars — for a fatal disease called ALS. ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It’s also called Lou Gehrig’s […]
