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Pete Frates, Who Inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge, Has Died of ALS

Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
Post published:December 17, 2019
Post category:Rare Disease

By Rachel Whetstone from In the Cloud Copy Pete Frates, known for being an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) advocate and an inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge, has passed away…

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