amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease -- (thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs)
Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL -- (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)