# Friend's Wife has ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 20, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820 "2012-07-20T05:30:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820/21 "2012-09-22T03:14:01Z")

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Thought I’d share [the link for CB’s obituary](http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?pid=159898474).

Rest in peace, Cathy.

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820/22 "2012-09-22T13:42:00Z")

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Thank you for the link. I know it may not seem like a blessing, but dying so quickly probably was. ALS is a terribly cruel disease.

RIP to your dear friend, Cathy. And good luck to you, echo7tango, in dealing with your loss.

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