WEBVTT BRENNAN: GHS IS NOW THE ONLYHOSPITAL IN SOUTH CAROLINARECOGNIZED BY THE ALSASSOCIATION AS A CERTIFIEDTREATMENT CENTER.VIRIGINIA BURDETTE WILL NEVERFORGET HER VISIT TO THENEUROLOGIST. >> HE DID ALL OF TESTS ON MYLEGS AND MY ARMS AND HE SAID ITHINK YOU'VE GOT ALS.BRENNAN: THREE LETTERS SHE'SLEARNED TO ACCEPT OVER TIME. >> MINE IS SLOWLY PROGRESSINGALTHOUGH I AM HAVING TROUBLEWITH MY ARMS AND HANDS.BRENNAN: WITH THE HELP OF THESTAFF AT GHS.>> BECAUSE I LOVE ALL OF THEM.THEY'RE MY FAMILY.BRENNAN: DR. SANDIP JAIN SAYSALS IS RELATIVELY EASY TODIAGNOSE, BUT REQUIRESMULTI-DISCPLINARY TREATMENT,INCLUDING PHYSICAL THERAPY,OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, DIETARYAND SPEECH.>> THEY CAN GET ALL OF THOSETHINGS IN ONE CLINIC, IN ONEVISIT, VERSUS HAVING TO GO TOVISITS THROUGH OUT THE WEEK.>> PUSH, EXCELLENT.BRENNAN: DR. JAIN SAYS THECLINIC IS AWARE OF A BREAKTHROUGH DRUG APPROVED BY THE FDATHAT MAY SLOW DOWN THEPROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE.>> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FACTTHAT THERE IS NOT A LOT OF SIDEEFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT ANDWE CAN GET PATIENTS ACCESS TOTHIS MEDICINE.BRENNAN: BURDETTE SAYS THE NEWDRUG GIVES HER HOPE, BUT SHE'SNOT QUITE READY TO TRY IT.NOW THAT GHS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, DR. JAIN SAYS THENEXT STEP IS TO BECOME ACERTIFIED TREATMENT CENTER OFEXCELLENCE, WHICH WOULD MAKETHEM ELLIGIBLE FOR CLINICALTRIALS.BRENNAN MCDAVID, WYFF NEWS 4 IN