June is ALS Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a disease that affects thousands of Canadians and their families. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurological condition that impacts a person's ability to move, speak, eat, and eventually breathe. If you know someone living with ALS, or are caring for someone with the disease, you understand the realities and challenges it brings. To help the rest of us better understand, Dr. Geneviève Matte, Director of the ALS and Motor Neuron Disease Clinic at the CHUM, joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella with more.