and it s a horrible, horrible disease. cake boss buddy valastro joins us and buddy, it s hard to watch. i know your pain. i know your experience. my mother has als as well. i love your show. it s a lot of fun. you re a no nonsense tough guy from hoboken but you make these beautiful, beautiful cakes that we see there, something passed down through your family. give us a sense now of how you and your mom are coping with this disease. well, i m really excited to be on, suzanne, because i really want to bring attention or awareness to als and let people
so i know how important that is. all this week i m talking about als a fatal disease that kills off motor cells rapidly taking away people s abilities to move, eat or breathe. it affects some 30,000 people in the united states. bud buddy valastro the cake boss is bringing attention to his mother having als on his own reality show. she s not doing that well. you think a cup with a handle on the side is easier to hold? mama got diagnosed with als.