Reactions to Stephen Hawkings death

[Mamabug]

http://www.latimes.com/science/scien...316-story.html

Some thoughts from comments in the article:
Stephen Hawking had a disability, and Stephen Hawking used a wheelchair. His work was possible because of those things, not in spite of them.
using a wheelchair gives you a unique perspective on the world, and that it's possible Hawking wouldn't have come up with the theories he did if he hadn't had a disability.

[Medina89]

Many people seem to think he had ms...just shows how people generally look at ms even though in most cases ms will not make you that disabled

[pennstater]

I don't understand some of the anger directed at comments. That being said, I am also not in a wheelchair. I liken the depiction of him out of his chair to the images of him when he was able to float in zero gravity, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Stephen Hawking had a brilliant mind, independent of his disease and its progression. I also pay tribute to his mental toughness to never give in, even when his physical body was failing him. He far exceeded doctor's life expectancy projections. He truly was remarkable.

[Mamabug]

Many people seem to think he had ms...just shows how people generally look at ms even though in most cases ms will not make you that disabled

Oh; I hadn't heard that some seemed to think that he had MS. Yes; you're right. In most cases, MS will not make you that disabled.

[Mamabug]

I don't understand some of the anger directed at comments. That being said, I am also not in a wheelchair. I liken the depiction of him out of his chair to the images of him when he was able to float in zero gravity, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Stephen Hawking had a brilliant mind, independent of his disease and its progression. I also pay tribute to his mental toughness to never give in, even when his physical body was failing him. He far exceeded doctor's life expectancy projections. He truly was remarkable.

I'm kind of amazed at his persistence at pursuing excellence. I'm not nearly as disabled, but, I often don't have the energy to be motivated to pursue activities that take a lot of physical, or cognitive, or emotional energy anymore.

[Medina89]

Oh; I hadn't heard that some seemed to think that he had MS. Yes; you're right. In most cases, MS will not make you that disabled.

I had to correct a newspaper they wrote ms :/ people have no idea here, i live in sweden (ms is even common here )

[JerryD]

Mamabug, your comments mentioning Mr. Hawking's pursuit of excellence and another's post describing how his ALS was confused by a media outlet as being MS are comforting, to me.
It is because these kinds of statements (and images) continue to smother the public with misinformation could account for the fact that I was asked, once by a family friend, if I was going to be on the 'telethon with Jerry Lewis'. NO JOKE This kind of misinformation also leads to many people thinking that a 'cure' exists for MS.
I'm waiting ! Good luck

[Mamabug]

Mamabug, your comments mentioning Mr. Hawking's pursuit of excellence and another's post describing how his ALS was confused by a media outlet as being MS are comforting, to me.
It is because these kinds of statements (and images) continue to smother the public with misinformation could account for the fact that I was asked, once by a family friend, if I was going to be on the 'telethon with Jerry Lewis'. NO JOKE This kind of misinformation also leads to many people thinking that a 'cure' exists for MS.
I'm waiting ! Good luck

Thanks for your comment, Jerry. And, yes. I have heard others confuse Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy. Maybe because the first word begins with the same letter? Or, because they can both affect mobility? Pretty different though. One is about the brain / neurology issues. The other is about muscles, etc.