Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease affecting a person’s nerve cells which are responsible for helping to control voluntary muscle movement.
Roberta Flavck, the R&B singer best known for hits as Killing Me Softly and The First Time Ever I saw Your Face, has died aged 88.
While it is unclear how the iconic singer died, it was announced in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with ALS, which had left her unable to sing.
However, there are medications that have proven helpful in slowing the progression of ALS and extending the life of those who have been diagnosed with the disease.
It adds: “For five to 10 per cent of all cases, there’s a known family history of the disease.
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