Article: 'Tuesdays with Morrie' brings story to the stage

Article: Ted Koppel's Final Show as 'Nightline' Host will be the ...
Business Wire;  November 18, 2005 ;     402 words ...WHAT: Journalist Ted Koppel's final show as host of ABC's "Nightline" will be the rebroadcast of his interview with Morrie Schwartz, who passed away from ALS in 1995. WHEN: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 WHERE: ABC Network RESOURCE: For a full ...

Article: KEVIN HEIDRICH BATTLED LOU GEHRIG'S ...
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  July 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... lateral sclerosis -- commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- but not without first ... with ALS -- commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease" -- a motor neuron ... selling book, "Tuesdays with Morrie," which chronicles the story of ...

Article: Man's bike ride earns $82,000 to fight Lou Gehrig's ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 19, 2002 ;     618 words ... ... 82,000 to help find a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease. Nearly a year ago ... their disease. There is no cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, clinically known as ... inspired by the book "Tuesdays with Morrie" about a Massachusetts professor ...

Article: ALS Advocate to Receive National Award For His Efforts to Fight ...
PR Newswire;  July 29, 1999 ;     687 words ... ... ALS, more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease through his involvement ... Association for years, as it was also Lou Gehrig's fraternity during his college ... best-selling book "Tuesdays with Morrie." Sponsored by The ALS Association ...

Article: Step up to the plate against Lou Gehrig's disease
Post-Tribune (IN);  May 10, 2001 ;     659 words ... ... Ian, gave me a copy of "Tuesdays with Morrie." Ian was reading the book for school ... brought out quite profound conversations. Morrie had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which is named after the ...

Article: She's not letting disease stop her now: ; Realtor uniting ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  May 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... lateral sclerosis, known also as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, named for the famous New ... 1939. It's the same disease that killed Morrie Schwartz in Mitch Albom's book "Tuesdays With Morrie." ALS attacks motor neurons, causing ...

Article: Lou Gehrig will forever be symbol of ALS
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  July 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... ANSWER: The public knows amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as Lou Gehrig's disease. He was one of baseball's truly great players ... touching account of ALS, get Mitch Albom's book "Tuesdays With Morrie." DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband loves to grill, and my ...