2/25/2023 0 Comments Morrie schwartz![]() Strides have been made in the past twenty years regarding ALS research identifying specific enzyme mutations associated with the disease. It is the most common neuromuscular disease worldwide however, there is still a copious amount of information about the disease that remains a mystery. ALS is a debilitating disease that effects people of all race and ethic background and does not have a proven cause. Without this connection “sclerosis,” or hardening, of the muscles occur creating the inability to walk, speak, eat, and in Morrie Schwartz’s case eventually breathe. Over time motor neurons in the body start to die and the brain’s ability to stimulate control of muscles is lost. Commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, nicknamed after one of baseball’s greatest, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that targets the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Fact Sheet”). Morrie Schwartz was a 78-year-old sociology professor at Brandeis University who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) during the summer of 1994. I started off with a quote from the play because I found it enlightening that a man suffering from a disease that actually speeds up the decay of his own body could change his perspective and use the unfortunate events of life to better understand himself, the disease, and the purpose of life. ![]() ![]() On Wednesday October 14 th Playhouse on Park brought to life once again the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. ![]() It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand that you’re going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.” –Morrie Schwartz ![]()
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