Tuesdays with Morrie

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a very vicious and rapidly progressing disease. Sufferers of the disease themselves have to bear the psychological pressure, which is significant. The current patient population is mainly between the ages of 40 - 60, which is during a time of life where the person is still a contributing member of their family and society.

It is often difficult to imagine the patient's mental state. When we admit our ALS patients, the psychological burden is often too heavy and widespread. We strive to treat everyone at the hospital suffering from ALS and alleviate their symptoms, prolonging survival time. On the other hand, we recommend that families have the appropriate psychological comfort to patients.

We recommend that patients read a book called "Tuesdays with Morrie". This book describes an America's critics, whose teacher got ALS. Every Tuesday night on a regular basis he went from one city to another in the United States to see his teacher. His teacher though ill, has a lot of sentiment summed up with his philosophy of life. To critics, the right of his students is a very meaningful life lesson. The lessons to be learned with this story are that if a person gets the disease, they should never be pessimistic and want to give up. They must have the courage to overcome the disease and should live each day with dignity and meaning. We still very much recommend this book.