ALS on ER
This Thursday, February 2nd at 9pm MST on NBC, James Woods helps to tell the story.
Millions of television viewers from across the country, including tens of thousands of people with ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and their caregivers will be watching James Woods tonight when the Emmy Award-winning actor portrays a college professor battling the disease on NBC’s “ER.” The ALS Association (ALSA) helped Woods prepare for the role as Dr. Nate Lennox in the episode titled “Body and Soul.” Before filming began, during a lengthy meeting at Warner Bros. Studios, Woods interviewed six people with ALS who receive care from ALSA’s national network of chapters. ALSA also was one of the episode’s technical advisers.
James Woods will also be appearing on The Today Show on NBC Thursday morning to share his comments about the experience of filming this ER episode.
If you know nothing about this disease, know this. Your body fails you while your brain remains fully intact. It's as simple as that. You lose motor function, the ability to speak or care for yourself. All your brilliance, creativity and wisdom is locked away in vault, as you watch others glide through life unabated. It is one of the cruelest diseases around.
View At alsaco.org
This Thursday, February 2nd at 9pm MST on NBC, James Woods helps to tell the story.
Millions of television viewers from across the country, including tens of thousands of people with ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and their caregivers will be watching James Woods tonight when the Emmy Award-winning actor portrays a college professor battling the disease on NBC’s “ER.” The ALS Association (ALSA) helped Woods prepare for the role as Dr. Nate Lennox in the episode titled “Body and Soul.” Before filming began, during a lengthy meeting at Warner Bros. Studios, Woods interviewed six people with ALS who receive care from ALSA’s national network of chapters. ALSA also was one of the episode’s technical advisers.
James Woods will also be appearing on The Today Show on NBC Thursday morning to share his comments about the experience of filming this ER episode.
If you know nothing about this disease, know this. Your body fails you while your brain remains fully intact. It's as simple as that. You lose motor function, the ability to speak or care for yourself. All your brilliance, creativity and wisdom is locked away in vault, as you watch others glide through life unabated. It is one of the cruelest diseases around.
View At alsaco.org
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