FILE - Former NFL football player and ALS patient Steve Gleason, second from right, and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, left, participate in ceremonies in commemoration of Lou Gehrig Day before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Seattle. Retired NFL safety Steve Gleason, who has been fighting ALS since 2011, will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at The ESPYS on July 11.
Gleason established his nonprofit, Team Gleason, to help people with ALS live purposeful lives by providing programming and support services. It successfully lobbied for The Steve Gleason Act, which ensures the availability of life-sustaining communication devices in the U.S.
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