Dwight Clark reveals ALS

Montana. Clark. Cowboys. And a reason to watch this one.

Montana and '81 49ers rally for 'Dwight Clark Day'

 

Was this a proper use of "reveals"?

 

It's reported there are about 20,000 cases of ALS in the US.

I think it's more prevalent.I know several people who have it.
Disclosure: I was actively involved in an local ALS charity.

 

Some good friends of mine worked with Susan Spencer Wendel at The Palm Beach Post. (I met her once, fairly late in the disease's progression.) Her book, "Until I Say Goodbye," is equal parts inspiring and heart-shredding. Definitely worth a read, particularly if somebody close to you is going through the ALS struggle.

http://susanspencerwendel.com/

 

A former co-worker of mine was diagnosed when he was in his early 50s and was gone in less than two years. Like exmediahack, it's about the only thing I ... well, not fear really, but wonder about in a pretty unhealthy way. Like, I can't imagine getting that diagnosis, how that would just crush you, but still the mind goes where it goes. Is it just older age arthritis setting in, or is it something more sinister? Do I even want to know?

 

Wow. Have to read about him, did not realize that, thought 10 maybe 15 years was the longest anyone lives with it.

 

Mark Purdy's written a couple of columns about him, but the stories abound. Don't know if it's on Amazon or YouTube, but there's an excellent documentary that appeared on PBS, "One More Season." There's also a made-for-TV movie "Quiet Victory," based on the doc, that may require constant blood sugar monitoring, it's so cliche.

 

And look who else will be there Sunday. It's getting dusty in here.

Everson Walls reflects on friendship with Dwight Clark

 

No offense to the author, but this one is sadder than how the Niners played today. Damn, it's dusty here.

49ers icon Dwight Clark gets cheers, tears in tribute

 

From Thursday's San Jose Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies at the Tank.

Dwight Clark gets cheers, tears in SJ Hall of Fame speech

 

Not sure why I keep posting these, because the thought depresses the hell out of me, but for the advancement of the sj.com community, I post on ...

49ers great Dwight Clark opens up about ALS

 

Clark in six months older than me and completed college in 1979. He also grew up in North Carolina, where I spent a fair chunk of my childhood there. So I have always looked as him as something of a contemporary among star athletes. I remember when I watched "The Catch" in my 450 square foot apartment. At the time Clark was dating a Miss Universe and I was dating no one. I remember thinking what a great life Clark had. A pro athlete with a hot girlfriend living in the Bay area. And now I would not trade my 60 years on this planet for his beasue ALS is such a terrible disease.