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Kim McLaren brushes her husband and former IMSA Principal Eric McLaren's hair after he got out of bed at their home in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. McLaren was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and has been battling the disease ever since. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Former IMSA Principal Eric McLaren smiles at his wife while posing for a portrait at his home in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. McLaren was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and has been battling the disease ever since. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Using a special adapter that allows him to type with his feet former IMSA Principal Eric McLaren responds to emails at his home in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Diagnosed with ALS in 2010, McLaren is paralyzed from the waist up, but by using the device with his feet he his able to keep up with Facebook, emails and his fantasy football team. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Former IMSA Principal Eric McLaren works with an in home nurse on some range of motion exercises at his home in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. McLaren was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and has been battling the disease ever since. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Former IMSA Principal Eric McLaren with with an in home nurse on some range of motion exercises at his home in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. McLaren was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and has been battling the disease ever since. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Ever since I read about Lou Gehrig’s battle with ALS years ago, I’ve been fascinated — I’m not sure if that’s even the right word — with this cruel and fatal disease. Battle might not be the right word, either. It’s a noun that conjures …
