Sep 22nd, 2008 · New York City said goodbye to Yankee Stadium Sunday. New York beat Baltimore 7-3, but they missed the playoffs. So they go directly to New York's traditional postseason recriminations. The Yankees are replacing the stadium where Babe Ruth hit home runs, and Lou Gehrig said goodbye. The stadium's epitaph comes form Yogi Berra, the Yankee who famously said, "It ain't over til it's over." Berra says, "I'm sorry to see it over."
Apr 26th, 2007 · Renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking has been imprisoned by a paralyzed body for many years but for a few seconds today, he floated free of gravity's pull. The Lou Gehrig's victim was unrestricted by his paralyzed muscles and his wheelchair on a zero-gravity flight in Florida. "i have been wheelchairbound for 4 decades and the chance to float free in zero g will be wonderful. "
Sep 19th, 2005 · About two years ago, commentator Darcy Wakefield was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, at age 33. A few months later, she wrote a commentary about running -- and losing her ability to do it. Since then, her disease has progressed, sometimes in ways she didn't anticipate. Her sister Betsy reads this commentary for her. Wakefield has just released a book, I Remember Running.
Aug 21st, 2005 · Last September we ran an essay -- "The Absolute Worst Thing" -- from Seth Carey. He suffered from ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He could think and feel, but could not move or speak without great difficulty. Seth Carey died Friday evening.
Apr 26th, 2005 · Jonathan Eig's new book, Luckiest Man, looks at the life of New York Yankee hero Lou Gehrig, on and off the field. Gehrig was the unstoppable "Iron Horse" as he hammered home runs while playing in 2,130 straight games. But his life was cut short by the disease that now bears his name.
Apr 13th, 2005 · Commentator Peggy Wehmeyer, former religion correspondent for ABC News, discusses the bravery of the pope as he approached death. She compares his faith and serenity with that of a friend who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease.
Dec 10th, 2004 · Lou Gehrig's Disease is a debilitating and terminal illness. Now, some doctors in China have claimed to make progress in treating the disease. Many American researchers are skeptical. But the controversial new procedure offers the last hope for a family who has spent their life savings looking for a cure. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.
Sep 19th, 2004 · Photographer Eddie Adams dies at age 71. The Pulitzer-winning Adams, who took the photograph of an execution on the streets of Vietnam that became an indelible image of the war, had ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Parade magazine chairman Walter Anderson, a longtime friend of Adams.