After being diagnosed with ALS, Bruce Kramer learned to appreciate the value of yoga. He found it to be a freeing and emotional experience. It helped Bruce reconnect with parts of his body that were affected by the disease.

Bruce Kramer reflects on how having ALS has affected his belief in God. He says it has not shaken his faith. He thinks ALS proves that there is something greater than us.

Bruce Kramer participated in a drug trial to determine if Dexpramipexole could slow the progression of ALS. Kramer felt the drug was working for him and was frustrated when the trial was terminated.

Two years since being diagnosed with ALS, Bruce Kramer re-evaluates his priorities. As Christmas approaches, he has the time and solitude to appreciate the season more than ever.

People who've been hit hard by a very serious health challenge wrestle with a lot of questions right after their diagnosis. One of them is, "can I, should I, keep working?" Bruce Kramer talks about his battle with this question.

Bruce Kramer talks about participating in a drug trial, and how it led him to question the bureaucracy of the medical care system.

Bruce Kramer describes how he adjusts mentally to the changes in his physical capabilities brought on by the progression of ALS. He likens it to a snake shedding skins.

A conversation with Bruce Kramer and his wife Ev Emerson about their evolving relationship. As his ALS progresses, she is becoming a caregiver.

When he was diagnosed with ALS, Bruce Kramer was a dean and professor in the University of St. Thomas School of Education. As the disease weakened his body, it made teaching more difficult. It also helped him focus on what was important in his professional life.

Bruce Kramer knew that ALS was going to slowly and insidiously steal much of his body's abilities. That's what it does, and the time in which it takes the disease to claim its victims varies.