Stephen Heywood

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Stephen Heywood (born April 13, 1969 , † November 26, 2006 in Newton , Middlesex County , Massachusetts ) was an American contractor and self-taught architect who specialized in the renovation of old houses. He was diagnosed with ALS in 1998 . Two years before his death, a book with him as the main character, His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine , was published by Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Weiner . A documentary film, So Much So Fast , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival , was also released the year he died.

Stephen Heywood acted as a kind of catalyst for ALS research, where key scientists could be drawn in and driven to develop effective treatments for ALS patients. He left behind his wife, Wendy (Stacy) Heywood, a son, Alexander Stephen Heywood, two brothers, James Heywood and Benjamin Heywood, co-founders of the website for patients with ALS and other life-altered diseases, PatientsLikeMe.com, and his parents, John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Peggy (Gilkerson) Heywood.

Stephen lived in Newton with his wife and son until his death at the age of 37. He died in November 2006 after his ventilator came off during the night.

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SURNAME Heywood, Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American building contractor and self-taught architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1969
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 2006
Place of death Newton , Middlesex County , Massachusetts