http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_246_Incurably_Hopeful_An_Update.mp3 Jill Hollis is adapting to life with ALS - she still refuses to use a cane, but she loves swimming. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_246_Incurably_Hopeful_An_Update.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_246_Incurably_Hopeful_An_Update.mp3 <h4>Incurably Hopeful - An Update</h4><p class="imageleft"><a title="Jill contest photo 2" href="resolveuid/09b4fad1f165a4a4259c08ac8bcea8af" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/99b1653a059bc9f3795e3827bf30c398" alt="Jill contest photo 1" height="100" width="100" /></a>Jill Hollis with her son Joel - click for a larger view</p><p>Six months ago, <a title="Incurably Hopeful" href="resolveuid/d269a44d9c7a10016dc02a5f783a8e81/view" target="_self">Dick interviewed Jill Hollis and her doctor, Rick Bedlack</a>, about ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, affects about 30,000 Americans. Most people with the disease live 3 to 5 years.</p><p>For the first couple of years after she got the diagnosis, Jill felt a new sense of urgency that made her deeply appreciate her life. <br /></p><p class="imageleft"><a title="Dick with Jill 2 May 07" href="resolveuid/110129bc1a54f643abd67bde35d17b77" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/2057c06d265f97592032c697ea832a6e" alt="Dick and Jill May 07" height="100" width="100" /></a>Jill with Dick in the studio - click for a larger view</p><p>She is now approaching 3 years with the disease. She can still walk, although not as well. She loves swimming, and she spends as much time as she possibly can with friends and family. Dick talks with Jill about what has changed in her life and what she is learning about ALS.</p><ul><li>Learn more about Jill's clinic, the <a href="http://www.dukealsclinic.com/" target="_self">Duke ALS Clinic</a></li><li>Listen to the <a title="Incurably Hopeful" href="resolveuid/d269a44d9c7a10016dc02a5f783a8e81/view" target="_self">first interview with Jill</a></li><li>Read the <a href="http://suitcase.concierge.com/groups/the-conde-nast-traveler-dream-trip-contest/dream-trip-2007/mountaintop-with-my-son?p_ret=%2fgp%2fgallery%3fgroupId%3dAAAAARTkkrMAAAAAABBpqA%26br%3dk%253Amountaintop" target="_self">travel essay</a> Jill hopes will win her a free trip</li></ul><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to story</a><a><br /></a><br /><h4>TOUGH JOB - LOST LUGGAGE DELIVERY</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/9253ba5c162ea564885a309ac41034a5" alt="Stevie Ray Griffin" height="100" width="100" />Stevie Ray Griffin</p><p>We've heard a lot lately about people and planes…people on planes waiting to take off, or people on planes waiting to get off once the plane has landed. Stevie Ray Griffin is the guy who deals with the luggage once there's been an issue with a flight. Stevie Ray delivers "delayed" luggage to passengers out of the Raleigh-Durham Airport five days a week, driving over 400 miles a night in his Honda Civic van.</p><p>Dick Gordon talks to Stevie Ray about the occupational hazards of luggage delivery in the wee hours of the morning.</p><a></a><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to Story</a><br /> Jill Hollis ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease Wed, 09 May 2007 05:00:00