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ALS Neuro Note


Alex Coriell was diagnosed with ALS in January 2013 at the age of 29. The video, Alex Coriell's Journey with ALS, walks you through Alex's journey. It shows you just how quickly the disease progressed and how positive Alex remained through it all. Alex went from being a normal 29 year old, father of 3 to a man of low muscle tone needing to eat through a feeding tube. The clip starts with Alex standing up in church telling his friends of his recent diagnosis and as the clip progresses, while his condition continues to get worse Alex remains positive and joyful. This clip showed me the importance of remaining positive, despite how bleak the diagnosis might be. It would have been so much easier for Alex to be an Eyeore, he chose to be a Tigger. It also makes me wonder if Alex's positivity had anything to do with how long he was able to live with ALS? In college, I had to take a class called Sport Psychology, that focused on how psychology plays a role in sports. Based on what I learned in that class, I think it would be reasonable to assume that there is a correlation between a positive frame of mind and living with a diagnosis. I chose to do a neuro note on ALS because I did not have a lot of knowledge on the subject. I chose Alex's story because I can remember things better when there is a personal story or connection about the topic. Alex fought the good fight and is now free from the pain of ALS, but we can learn so much from Alex and his story and there is still much more to be learned about ALS. 

 If you want to watch Alex's story the link is posted below.


https://alsnewstoday.com/2018/02/01/alex-coriells-journey-with-als/?utm_source=ALS+News&utm_campaign=856209f0b7-RSS_FRIDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0593028b75-856209f0b7-71721017

Henderson, W. (2018, February 03). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://alsnewstoday.com/2018/02/01/alex-coriells-journey-with-als/?utm_source=ALS News&utm_campaign=856209f0b7- RSS_FRIDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0593028b75-856209f0b7-71721017

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