.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Team WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left the firm in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a graduate of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has actually covered the NFL since 2013. You can follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection as well as ALS proponent Steve Gleason is actually dependable as well as recuperating at a regional hospital after a clinical celebration earlier recently, according to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason spiked a fever and also possessed remarkably reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, cuing his medical professional to propose he be needed to a hospital.However, this wanted Cyclone Francine, a Category 2 hurricane, made landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of almost one hundred miles per hour. Almost 390,000 residents throughout Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans and surrounding locations experienced some street flooding.Durrett pointed out there was an issue that ambulance and very first responders will certainly not have the capacity to hit Gleason, but "luckily, they made it by means of to him at a time when Steve's wellness was actually deteriorating."" They quickly maintained him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He continues to be there and also stable. He's remaining to be actually managed, and we are actually confident Steve is going to do what Steve carries out and also soldier with to obtain home as rapidly as possible." Gleason's authorities X profile posted an upgrade Thursday morning saying thanks to the very first responders as well as the hospital for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is actually presently no treatment, in 2011 as well as right now breathes through a ventilator. He interacts utilizing his eyes using a focused tablet computer affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew submitted a notification from him Friday: "ALS is a cyclone of an illness. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Typhoon Francine, energy failures & questionable phone service, storm ALS created landfall. Thanks for the highly effective love and support coming from each one of you. Celebrate this possibility to be dynamic as well as breathing. I love yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints special crews leader who played 7 seasons for New Orleans, is most known on the industry for his blocked punting versus the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' 1st game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 following Cyclone Katrina. He is right now an advocate for ALS understanding and also functions through his nonprofit Team Gleason to deliver innovation, tools and also help companies to others living with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Honor in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise just recently posted Gleason's narrative "A Life Difficult," which Gleason wrote using his eyes.