Lou Gherig's Disease

• Frida Backlund hopes new children’s book will help families talk losing loved ones

  Frida Backlund, the wife of Calgary Flames alternate captain Mikael Backlund, penned a children's book in hopes of providing comfort and a tool to talk about loss

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
  
• Life-changing disease affects hundreds of British Columbians: ALS

  Right now, 400 people in B.C. live with ALS, all of them looking for a cure that remains elusive.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2019
  
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• The lasting legacy of former London Knight and Western alum, Chris McCauley

  ALS took the life of former Knight and Western graduate, Chris McCauley this summer, but the project he was involved with to fight his disease lives on.

  Sports

  Sep 5, 2017
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• Dean Stock, former Halifax Mooseheads’ captain, dies after battle with ALS

  Dean Stock died of complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gherig's disease last week. He was 39.

  Sep 24, 2016