Man with Lou Gehrig's makes extraordinary offer of his organs

via cnn.com

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him.

Garry Phebus has been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as the disease is formally known, since 2008. The 61-year-old told HLN's "Prime News" on Thursday that the diagnosis is "a death sentence, positively, no questions asked," and he wants do donate his organs while he still can.

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