“Go home and get your affairs in order,” the neurologist told him. John Paine, a successful businessman, was diagnosed with Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 17 years ago. This condition is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a condition that affects nerve cells and the spinal cord. The average life expectancy following an ALS diagnosis is typically…

Andre Hal gave thanks to God recently for healing him of his disease. Hal had previously been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but the cancer has since gone into remission. “First of all, I want to thank God,” said Hal. “Without God, I wouldn’t be here today. I had my faith in God, but I had…

Alpine skiing World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn has announced that she is planning to retire after the 2018-19 season regardless of whether or not she takes home enough further World Cup victories to break the all-time record for most World Cup wins. In order to break the record, she would need just five more victories…

America’s high divorce rate has been a source of sadness and shock for decades. For years, nearly half of America’s first marriages ended in divorce, and the majority of second or third marriages failed as well. That rate, however, is finally falling thanks to an unexpected group, millennials. Recent data has found that the divorce…

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