http://www.metafilter.com/tags/brainhell Posts tagged with 'brainhell' at MetaFilter. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:34:22 -0800 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:34:22 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69372/Slow%2DDeath%2DCaptured%2Don%2Da%2DBlog <a href="http://brainhell.blogspot.com/">Slow Death Captured on a Blog.</a> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/25/BAREV7S48.DTL">Brian Hill</a> died February 2, 2008 after living with and blogging about his experiences with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis">Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis</a>. A similar story, <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/63766/Proceeds-to-benefit-the-Patrick-OBrien-Foundation">previously</a>. He was diagnosed with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, on Jan. 13, 2004. Readers of his blog discovered a rare personal account that chronicled one man's eloquent journey through the maelstrom of an incurable and fatal disease. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69372 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:34:22 -0800 ALS Amyotrophiclateralsclerosis brainhell brianhill LouGehrigsDisease otherwordlyglow