Today, June 2, is Lou Gehrig Day across Major League Baseball. The day will honor his legacy on the field and raises awareness about ALS throughout the world. As a person living with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s famous Luckiest Man speech is a source of strength and inspiration. “So I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I’ve got an awful lot to live for.”
Why June 2? That is the day in 1925 Gehrig began his streak of playing 2,130 consecutive games. He removed himself from the lineup almost 14 years later due to symptoms that would later lead to a diagnosed of ALS.
Want to help? Consider a donation to I am ALS or Team Gleason. Or keep it local with a donation for Patient Services to the ALS Association Northern New England Chapter, at PO Box 207, Concord, NH 03302-0207.