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Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming diagnosed with ALS

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Borje Salming was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996. ALS is progressive nervous system disease that leads to paralysis, the inability to swallow, respiratory failure and finally death. Salming is receiving treatment in his native Sweden, where there are more than 800 patients living with ALS.

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CTV News

Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming diagnosed with ALS

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Borje Salming announced on Wednesday he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

2 years ago·Canada

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CBC News

Toronto Maple Leafs great Börje Salming diagnosed with ALS

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Börje Salming has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, the team announced Wednesday.

2 years ago·Canada

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Global News

Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming diagnosed with ALS - Toronto

"Since I started playing ice hockey as a little kid in Kiruna, and throughout my career, I have given it my all. And I will continue to do so."

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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ESPN

Ex-Maple Leafs star Salming diagnosed with ALS

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Borje Salming has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, the team announced Wednesday.

2 years ago·United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Maple Leafs great Borje Salming diagnosed with ALS

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Borje Salming has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, the team announced Wednesday. Salming, who played 16 seasons with the Leafs (1973-1989) and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996, said in a statement that he recognizes that there […]

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Sportsnet

Maple Leafs legend Borje Salming diagnosed with ALS

ALS is a progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, deteriorating the motor neurons — the ones that are responsible for voluntary movements such as talking and walking — which leads to a loss of muscle control, respiratory failure and death.

2 years ago·Canada

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