May is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Dr. Marc Moisi with Hurley's Neurosurgical Spine Center in Fenton said that ALS us a progressive loss of muscle control.
He said that ASL gradually prohibits the ability to: speak, swallow, breathe, walk, grasp objects, and more.Â
