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13. How difficult it must have been to helplessly follow the progression of the disease

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 11:31 PM

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My condolences.

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He was one of my favorites on Grey's Anatomy. May he RIP. skylucy Thursday #1

Another brutal disease. RIP, Eric. nt babylonsister Thursday #2

How did he go so fast while Stephen Hawking lived 50 years with ALS? PeaceWave Thursday #3

cali has assisted suicide. so? mopinko Thursday #6

that's def 1 wd that wd lead me to it. mopinko Thursday #10

Hawking had a slow progressing form of the disease. milestogo Thursday #8

like parkinson's, some cases are worse i guess. i thought this was fast too. pansypoo53219 18 hrs ago #15

I knew a woman who died of ALS in her 50s. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #4

"The Last Ship" was a series about dystopian world Ilsa Thursday #5

So sad to hear this. milestogo Thursday #7

:( mzmolly Thursday #11

So sorry to hear this. catbyte Thursday #12

McSteamy...so cruel for a talent like that LittleGirl Yesterday #14