Stephen Hawking fascinated astrophysicists with his otherworldly theories. But he also blew the minds of medical experts by living with ALS for 55 years.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease — can kill someone within a few months of diagnosis, and there's only a 10% chance patients live more than a decade, the ALS Association says. Click here for more details from News 2