“Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), or ALS, is a progressive nervous system (neurological) disease that destroys nerve cells and causes disability.
ALS is often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with it. ALS is a type of motor neuron disease in which nerve cells gradually break down and die.”

ALS Association

“Pancreatic cancer is one of the few types of cancer that haven’t improved in terms of survival rates over the years,  In fact, the foundation said the mortality rate is 93-percent within 5-years of diagnosis. And 71-percent will die in first year. ”

Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.