Analyzing The Progression Of Becker's ALS By Jason Becker
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This video shows the life of musician Jason Becker. This video explains the progression of Becker’s ALS. In the beginning he was able to continue writing music himself, then he had to use the computer, then he used eye-tracking technology to compose on the computer, and now he relies on friends and family members to interpret a home-based language system to compose his music for him. Becker is completely dependent on others to take care of him. He does not have the ability to speak or voice any sounds. It seems that Becker does not suffer from cognitive decline, because he is still able to compose music with the help of others, and his conversation is logical and sensible. His ALS, as expected, has not affected his hearing. Becker uses eye-tracking