I know some of my ActiveRain friends have wondered where I've been; some even reached out to me to see if everything was ok. Two weeks ago my life was changed forever........... I can still remember that day in August of 2008 when my parents came to my house and told me my mother was diagnosed with "ALS" (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Sure I heard of Lou Gehrig, who hasn't? I even heard of the term "Lou Gehrig's Disease" but naive as it may sound, those three letters that I had never heard before and (7 comments)