that is characterized by the progressive muscle loss that

results in paralysis. A.L.S. was diagnosed by the French

neurologist, Jean-Martin Charcot in 1869. As of now, there is no

known cure for A.L.S., but Rilutek is a FDA approved drug that

can slow down the progression of A.L.S. Though it is almost always

fatal, there are rare instances where the progression of A.L.S. does

plateaus, or have stopped completely.

Morrie Schwartz wrote his own epitaph:

"A Teacher to the Last." Born December 20, 1916,

he graduated from New York's City College, and

won a fellowship to the University of Chicago, where

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