{"id":9551,"date":"2014-08-28T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T15:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=9551"},"modified":"2014-08-28T11:19:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T15:19:33","slug":"doh-for-als","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2014\/08\/doh-for-als.html","title":{"rendered":"D&#8217;oh for ALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yay! Even Homer Simpson joined the popular \u201cIce Bucket Challenge\u201d to support the ALS Associations research efforts. The marketing has more than worked it created a phenomenon. Also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease, ALS affects the nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, and muscles through the body, according to the ALS Association. Ultimately, the person loses all control of their muscles.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities, neighbors, politicians, and thousands of others across the globe have helped raise a staggering 93.4 million dollars since July 29th compared to 2.5 million it raised in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Homer now is challenging Flanders\u2026and Flanders.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Ice Bucket Challenge | Season 26 | The Simpsons\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYNPtDbykp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yay! Even Homer Simpson joined the popular \u201cIce Bucket Challenge\u201d to support the ALS Associations research efforts. The marketing has more than worked it created a phenomenon. 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