How long did Bryan Randall have ALS?, Bryan Randall, the late, longtime partner or Sandra Bullock, has died after battling the nervous system disease. Here’s what to know about symptoms.AUG. 8, 2023, 12:43 PM EDT / SOURCE: TODAY,By Caroline Kee.Bryan Randall, the longtime partner of actor Sandra Bullock, died over the weekend from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.The 57-year-old photographer “passed away peacefully” on Aug. 5 after a private battle with the neurodegenerative disease, his family said in a statement given to NBC News on Aug. 7.
How long did Bryan Randall have ALS??
Randall battled ALS for three years, according to the statement from his family. “Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request,” his family said.”We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours,” the statement read.In an Instagram tribute to the late photographer, Bullock’s sister Gesine Bullock-Prado wrote, “ALS is a cruel disease but there is some comfort in knowing he had the best of caretakers in my amazing sister and the band of nurses she assembled who helped her look after him in their home.”
When did Bryan Randall get ALS?
Randall was diagnosed with ALS three years ago according to a statement from his family. The statement did not specify exactly when he was diagnosed, but his three-year battle means he was diagnosed in 2020.In 2022, Bullock noted that she was taking time away from acting to spend more time with her family, including Randall, though she didn’t share any information about his medical condition.”I take my job very seriously when I’m at work,” the actor, 57, told “Entertainment Tonight” at the time, adding that it is a “24/7” job. “And I just want to be 24/7 with my babies and my family.”
What is ALS?
ALS is a rare neurodegenerative disease which affects the motor neurons, or the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord which control voluntary muscle movements, according to the National Institutes of Health.Examples of voluntary movements include walking, talking, chewing, swallowing and moving the hands and arms.The disease is progressive, meaning it gets worse over time. As the motor neurons degenerate and die, they stop sending messages to the muscles, which start to weaken and atrophy (waste away), per theNIH.
