On Rare

“I learned to meditate.” Holly and Beth learned to take care of themselves while supporting their families through their husbands’ ALS diagnoses.


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In part two of our series on ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Holly and Beth, two women whose husbands died from ALS, (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) continue their conversation with David Rintell, head of patient advocacy at BridgeBio. They describe the bond they developed over their shared experience and how they continue to offer support to others who have experienced an ALS diagnosis.

Listen to part one to hear Rachel Groth, Ph.D., vice president and head of neuroscience research at BridgeBio, provide an overview of ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

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