Stephen Hawking
From Cross the Hurdles
Famous people with Cerebral Palsy
Professor Stephen Hawking is a well-known example of a person with MND, and has lived for more than 40 years with the disease. Stephen Hawking: The internationally renowned Physicist, has defied time and doctor's pronouncements that he would not live 2-years beyond his 21 years of age when he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Hawking cannot walk, talk, breathe easy, swallow and has difficulty in holding up his head.
