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That said: there are some early treatments to assist an ALS patient, however, there is no cure and the usually time from onset to death is between 3-5 years.
However, I did see an article online about a possible cure for ALS that they may have uncovered through the use of stem cells.
May want to go here to start looking:
http://www.alsa.org/research/stem_cells.cfm
(simply copy and paste the following into your browser and read away)
Sorry for your diagnosis.
JCmcc.