The Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight Against ALS - Sherman, Casey; Wedge, Dave
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While everyone knows of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral craze that swept the nation in summer 2014, too few know the truly inspirational story behind it. Pete Frates was a man at war with his own body. A man whose love for others was unshakable. A man who refused to fight alone, and in so doing mobilized a global army to combat one of the most devastating diseases on earth: ALS, or Lou Gehrig¿s disease. When disease crippled Frates, the former Boston College baseball star turned tragedy into inspiration. Pete¿s story is a testament to the power of love, the steadfastness of family, the generosity of strangers, and the compassion of crowds.…mehr

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While everyone knows of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral craze that swept the nation in summer 2014, too few know the truly inspirational story behind it. Pete Frates was a man at war with his own body. A man whose love for others was unshakable. A man who refused to fight alone, and in so doing mobilized a global army to combat one of the most devastating diseases on earth: ALS, or Lou Gehrig¿s disease. When disease crippled Frates, the former Boston College baseball star turned tragedy into inspiration. Pete¿s story is a testament to the power of love, the steadfastness of family, the generosity of strangers, and the compassion of crowds.
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CASEY SHERMAN is the New York Times-bestselling author of nine books including The Finest Hours and Boston Strong. DAVE WEDGE, coauthor of Boston Strong, was an investigative reporter at the Boston Herald for fourteen years; he now writes for VICE.