UNC grad, lecturer with rare ALS strain can’t get drug she needs. She seeks social media’s help.
Posted Mar 20, 2021
The first symptom appeared in August, when Lisa Stockman Mauriello noticed a hoarseness in her voice. “People thought she had a bad night,” said her husband, Bob. “Maybe a little under the weather.” Then came difficulty breathing, a scary escalation, until January, when the mother of three learned she had a rare and fast-moving form of ALS.
(Durham Herald-Sun)
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