. >>> nor walnut creek will benefit research for als, lou gehrig's disease.woman's story of struggle will give hope to others. >> happy, optimistic, motivated, supportive, caring, stylish, i love to go to mall, and amaize absolutely amaizing. >> resident and special education teacher judy was diagnosed with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease. >> it started out with something as simple as dropping a cup in the mall. at the time i said i had better look that up. the more in depth i got the more i researched it i started to realize the gravity, it is a neuromuscular disease that robs the body of the ability to function. >> losing her mobility, having to go to physical therapy, the inability to feed herself. someone who has done so many things for them not to be table do something as simple as eat as good pretty deaf stating. >> more than 5,000 people in the u.s. are diagnosed each year, that is 15 new cases each day. >>> the one thing that it will not attack and they don't lose is their mind. they don't lose sight of where they're at. they don't forget who

a lot of people call it the lou gehrig's disease because he brought a lot of attention to it. but let's explain to my viewers exactly what it is. >> certainly. als is a fatal disease once you're diagnosed, it is typically two to five years when the person passes. what happens, i guess the easiest way to explain it is if you've ever had your arm or leg in a cast and you don't use it for awhile, once you get that cast off, you notice your muscles aren't as strong and they're much smaller. that's atrophy. so, that's what happens with als. your muscles atrophy. it could start your feet, your hands, it could start in your throat or your mouth. ultimately, the person passes because they're not -- they're not able to move anything. they need 24/7 care. it is not just an individual disease. it is a community's disease because it takes a lot of people to help someone who is living with it. >> it really does. i've known people who have had this disease and it is slow, slow, slow good-bye. >> yes. >> because what happens is the brain is still able to function but the body shuts down. >>

. >>> 6:25, a doctor tells you you have als, lou gehrig's disease.s no treatment, no cure and death is sure and often swift. a baltimore writer, teacher and journalist has received that diagnoses in less than a year ago, he is still alive and as denise koch explains, his life is being followed by readers around the world. >> if you are a regular listener to this promise, you have gotten to know this writer. >> reporter: ever since he was diagnosed with "lou" as he calls it last november, he has been sharing conversations about living and dieing with the disease. >> i don't want to live past the point -- als can start in the feet and work its way up or start in the muscles and throat and work its way down. that's where his began. slurred speech was his first symptom. dudley loves life,est in his charles village apartment. art, color, treasured objects. he is trying to sort through it all so as not to be a burden to his beloved daughter, whitney. death, he said, is no big deal. butdieing is a chore. >> i have a disease that has no cure. i don't have to

. >>> when doctors diagnosed ed dobson with als, lou gehrig's disease, they gave him three to five yearsyears ago. ed, a pastor from michigan, has come out with "he'd story" a multipart film series that will really move you. >> his goal is simple. by sharing his story he hopes to help others ask questions about their own struggles that ultimately help them realize no matter what they are facing, there is hope. take a look. >> early on in my life, i thought i was in control. als taught me i'm not in control. and the truth is, you don't control squat. >> with humor, too. >> if that is the perfect thing for us to show, that tells you everything about it, doesn't it? ed and i in full disclosure, ed is my pastor when i'm down in florida. i didn't know you before your illness. >> no. >> i have never found you to be a person who lacked hope. i've seen you discouraged at times. you're very honest about this. you have times when you're fed up with it and angry. >> yeah. well, i think everyone who struggles goes through cycles. some days are good, some not so good. some hours are good, some not so

. >>> a doctor tells you, you have amyotroppic lateral sclerosis, or als, lou gehrig's disease.e and often swift. a baltimore writer received that diagnosis less than a year ago. he is still alive, and his life is now being followed by readers around the world. >> if you're a regular listener to this program, you have gotten to know the journalist and author. >> reporter: every other monday morning, this is where you'll find dudley clendenon. ever since he was diagnosed with lou, as he calls it, last november, he's been sharing about the complications of living and dying with the disease. >> i don't want to live [ inaudible ] >> reporter: als can either start in the feet and work its way up or start in the muscles of the mouth or throat and work its way down. that's where dudley began. slurred speech was his first symptom. dudley loved life. it's evident in his charles village apartment. art, color, treasured objects. he's trying to sort through it all so as not to be a burden to his beloved daughter. death, he says, is no big deal. but dying is a chore. [ indiscernible ] [. [ i

home that aren't familiar with bill buckner, 22 years of baseball play, you had as many hits at lou gehrigncredible career and a great body of work. mookie, let me talk to you. what has it been like in the last 25 years? >> it's been crazy answering the same questions, would you have beaten him to the ball if he had caught the ball. >> would you have? >> i don't know. i honestly don't know. you would be surprised how often we do talk about that moment. and the same questions over and over again. 25 years doesn't seem like 25 years. i guess it's a little different for bill, but we have really come to accept our place in baseball history. you're right about ta moment defining our careers. we would both agree we've done more than that. >> and you both are good friends now, but you're coming together to benefit the ronald mcdonald charities tonight, which is pretty important for a lot of folks. what are you doing there? >> the big thing we're doing is a meet and greet type of thing. we come there and thank people for participation, the support of the ronald mcdonald house. while we are there b

he quoted lou gehrig, i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth and i couldn't believe i didn't realize he was 100% right. >> that would explain the flask, though. >> luckily, ian is a man of few words. that's why we're not hearing anything from him. >> he says a lot. >> he just doesn't talk to me. i don't know what it is. >> anyway, ian is one of the guys who has been here 15 years. >> you'll meet a whole bunch of the folks who have been here since the get go 15 years ago this morning in the next half-hour. >> in the meantime, let's do other news for you. we have headlines. the parents of missing missouri baby lisa irwin denying claims that they've stopped cooperating with police. deborah bradley and jeremy irwin are expected to speak out later this morning. just one day after police said their talks with the couple had stalled. police also calling off a search of the kansas city neighborhood after finding no signs of baby lisa in four days. no word yet on if they plan to move the search somewhere else. a another terror scare in the air. how would you like to be on the

after he was elected, he was diagnosised with allison also known as -- with a.l.s., also known as lou gehrig's disease. my role coming into this is bitter-sweet, because we lost a courageous warrior, but now i get to carry on his vision of florida and execute the plan he put in place. host: so that specifically deals with not only the convention but other political activities going before the elections? guest: yes. the republican party of florida is our basic mission in this election cycle so execute a ground game turns out republican voters, and communicates a message of independents. voter contact via phone banking, new media, direct mail , all forms of contacting voters. and in order to do that, you have to raise a significant amount of money. so fundraising is critical so we can execute that ground game, and then obviously the convention highlights florida and will highlight our candidate, our nominee, nationwide. so we're going to have a busy year. host: one more call. from florida. rafeek, independent line. caller: hey, good morning. am i on host: yes. caller: i would like to ask mr. cur