She listed "trouble swallowing, speech disturbances [and] extra saliva" as ways the impairment has manifested. Brooke Eby. Courtesy of Brooke EbyThe content creator went on to detail how she started choking more about two months ago. Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS has no known cure. Eby started documenting her progression after she was diagnosed with the terminal illness at age 33.