What Phil Simmons learned about life from ALS

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By John Walters on Tuesday, February 13, 2001.
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Phil Simmons began "Learning to Fall" when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) in 1993. He talks about his book by that title, a metaphor for learning to live his life more fully.

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