And 12,000 Next Year and 18,000 The Next And On And On Until The Carnage Stops!

Here is a wonderful display that helps us visualize the annual American lives lost to ALS.  That's just one year. That's just the USA.

http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/6_000_Pinwheel_Display_Symbolizes_Lives_Lost_to_ALS_at_Ride_for_Life_Event.shtml