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Former South African rugby player Joost van der Westhuizen is considered by many fans and commentators to be one of the best to ever play the game. Yet, for the last two years he has been struggling with an opponent far tougher than any he encountered on the field: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known in the United States as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Van der Westhuizen is on a 13-day tour of the United States in order to raise awareness about ALS, learn more about how it is treated in the United States, and assist researchers in their study of the disease. Van der Westhuizen’s travels are being recorded by filmmaker Odette Schwegler, who for nearly a year has been making a documentary on his battle with ALS.
