Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the famous first baseman who played for the New York Yankees between 1923 and 1939. ALS is…
Category: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders and End of Life Care
Neurodegenerative disorders are chronic, incurable, and progressive diseases that ultimately end in the death of the individual. These disorders present themselves and progress in a multitude of ways depending on…
Engaging Older Adults Diagnosed with Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative disorders have been around since the dawn of humankind. They had no name back then and no one lived long enough to develop them. Today, we are living longer…