02/23/2024

The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth

Why Lou Gehrig considered himself the luckiest man

Lou Gehrig was a famous New York Yankees baseball player. His prodigious batting and durability earned him the nick name, The Iron Horse.

But his name is likely most familiar today because he was struck with amyotrophic later sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig disease.

This horrible affliction forced Gehrig’s retirement at age 36. He faced a brutal decline before his death two years later.

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