Decoding the life of Stephen Hawking - a person who suffers from

World physicist King Stephen Hawking has been resilient to the disease for more than 50 years, although he has been diagnosed with only two years of life after discovering muscular atrophy.

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On April 20, 2009, Stephen Hawking was in critical condition for the incurable ALS disease. The Cambridge University spokesman, announced that Professor Hawking was "hospitalized and very weak". The newspapers began posting abstracts honoring the life of the King of theoretical physics as an early obituary. Many experts fear his time is running out. However, the disease could not subdue Hawking.

"Physical king"Stephen Hawking.(Photo: Guardian)

At the age of 73, along with the incurable syndrome, Stephen is said to be unable to continue the theory of cosmic formation, studying the concerns of artificial intelligence . Overcoming all that, Stephen Hawking made a miracle of surviving with ALS, which surprised many experts.

ALS is a disease that paralyzes nerve cells. Once infected, the patient will feel the body slowly freeze until it is completely paralyzed. They gradually lose their ability to exercise, unable to chew medicine, food and have trouble breathing.

According to the ALS Association (ALS Association), patients usually live only 2-5 years after detection. More than 50% of people live up to the third year, 20% live five more years, but surpass this threshold, the survival rate plummeted. Only more than 5% of patients can fight the disease for 20 years. Stephen Hawking is one of more than 5% rare. Scientific genius has twice marked the milestone of 20 years living with ALS.

Hawking's extraordinary survival ability led many experts to think that he might have won ALS syndrome."He is an exception. I have never seen anyone survive with this disease for so long. The extraordinary thing is not only at the length of time, but that the disease seems to be weakening. This is extremely rare, " said Nigel Leigh, clinical neuroscience professor at King's College, London, speaking in British Medical Journal in 2002.

More than a decade after Professor Nigel's remark, when Hawking turned 70 in 2012, many researchers continued to express surprise."Hawking is extraordinary. I don't know who ever lived that long," AP quoted expert Anmar al-Chalabi as saying.

According to many scientists, the battle with ALS started early may partly explain his survival. The average age diagnosed with ALS was 55, while the symptoms started with Hawking when he was very young.

"In my third year at Oxford, I found myself being clumsy. I fell a few times without knowing why. It was not until I attended Cambridge, that my father noticed and took me to the doctor. he sent me to a specialist and soon after my 21-year-old birthday, I began to do tests in the hospital. The news of my mental illness caused me to be very shocked , " Hawking wrote.

Stephen Hawking was paralyzed all over his body and had to communicate via a voice aid device.(Photo: Flickr)

Early diagnosis results put Stephen on a series of days living with illness. However, this is also an opportunity to help him survive longer than those who develop the disease late."We found a much higher survival rate in young patients. In some cases, it could be more than 10 years," Leigh said.

Professor Leo McCluskey of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, said ALS could be fatal in two ways. ALS weakens the respiratory muscles, making it impossible for the sick person to breathe. On the other hand, the disease takes away the ability to chew and cause dehydration, malnutrition and gradually take life. If not in the above two cases, it is likely that the patient will survive for a long time.

However, Hawking's life is still a miracle. For his part, Hawking argued that research had given him plenty of time that others couldn't afford."I have a job and get special care. This certainly plays a very important role. I am fortunate to work in theoretical physics, one of the few areas where disability is not too important defects , " Stephen shared with the New York Times in 2011.

The persistent fight against Hawking's deadly disease, no matter what the reason is explained, makes him a wonderful testament to human vitality.