Catfish Hunter spent Monday the way he spends most days around his farm in Hertford, N.C.–hunting with one of his sons.
Days after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the 52-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher was not about to allow the illness to interfere with his daily routine.
Hunter will begin treatment for amytrophic lateral sclerosis this week after doctors at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore confirmed his suspicions about his health.
ALS is a progressive, ultimately fatal neurological condition that affects motor skills.
– Joe DiMaggio “has an excellent chance of recovery” from complications of pneumonia that have kept him in a Hollywood, Fla., hospital since Oct. 12, his doctor said Monday.
Dr. Earl Barron said the former Yankee is “seriously ill,” but his long-term prognosis “looks good and looks positive” if he can get over these complications.
