A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and can no longer sing. Roberta Flack, 85, announces she now has ALS and can no longer sing: Rep says it is 'impossible' for the Grammy-winning star to perform The release says that the Grammy-winning singer and pianist, now 85, 'plans …
Treatment There is no cure for ALS and the disease is fatal, but it progresses at different speeds in patients. People with ALS are expected to live two to five years after the symptoms first manifest, although 10 percent of sufferers live at least 10 years. It was first discovered in 1865 by a French neurologist, Jean-Martin Charcot, hence why …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country superstar Alan Jackson revealed in an interview Tuesday that he has a degenerative nerve condition that affects his balance but he intends to keep performing. Jackson, 62, said in an interview aired on NBC’s “Today” show that he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease a decade ago. “And now I’m having a little trouble balancing, even in …
