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Medicare changes threaten ALS patients’ speech devices
Before the nation found itself awash in ice-bucket challenges, surveys showed that just half of the public knew about ALS, advocates say. Families living with the terrible disease are touched by the surprising surge of awareness and donations. “Ben cries at some of the videos,” said Lancaster resident Sarah Thimmes, whose husband’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was diagnosed seven years ago. But some of that joy is being crowded with worry over an issue far less likely to go viral…Read More
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