Retired Flowers Hospital worker asks community for assistance amidst ALS battle
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — For almost 20 years, Barry McCord was a radiological technologist at Flowers Hospital, taking complex images of the body to help diagnose and treat conditions. A job that he started in 1999, it came to a screeching halt when he received a life-changing diagnosis. “It all started back in 2018; I […]
Businessman diagnosed with MND calls for better education on symptoms
A businessman diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has called for better education around symptoms.Scott Stewart, 42, was diagnosed 18 months ago, after initially raising concerns with his GP surgery in August 2022 about twitching in his leg.He was diagnosed with MND, a degenerative nerve disorder, in March 2023 but became a father for the first time this year.Mr Stewart now uses a wheelchair, after a lifetime of enjoying golf and rugby, and said the diagnosis was “like being hit by a freight train”.The diagnosis was made by neurologists, and Mr Stewart was told to “enjoy life while he...