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Keeping myself always busy makes me feel myself productive and useful,\" says Zogheib talking about his motivation.\u003cbr/\u003eHe now writes about paediatrics - his specialty - as well as his own condition, using the same software used by scientist Stephen Hawking - who also suffers from ALS.\u003cbr/\u003eThe \"Tobii\" allows an advanced sensor to track the movements of Zogheib's eyes on a digital keyboard. \u003cbr/\u003eHe's been using the software since 2011 and now uses it to write his books in French, before translating them into Arabic and English himself. \u003cbr/\u003eDespite his condition, Zogheib remains hopeful that a treatment may be found one day.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I am living in hope of finding the causes still unknown for this disease and the therapy. Researchers around the world are working hard on this issue. May God help them to succeed as soon as possible,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003eHis wife, Hala Zogheib, is incredibly proud of her husband, showing off his latest book - \"Tips on Children's Health.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIt's just been featured at the French Literary Festival in Beirut - where organisers came-up with a novel way of bringing Zogheib together with his fans.\u003cbr/\u003eZogheib is able to communicate with his fans from his bed - via Skype. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's a practice he is now familiar with, he often gives lectures to Lebanese university students, as well as medical speeches to conferences in Lebanon and Europe.\u003cbr/\u003eHe's attracted a number of followers inspired by his courage and his life's work, fans like Michel Bourjeily.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The first book he wrote is a guide for parents, which he wrote as a paediatrician. We followed his advice for my cousin who was sick, and it worked. Ever since, my family has been in love with him. If I don't buy his books, my mother or my aunt will because every woman in my family is in love with Dr Zougheib,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eFriends are helping out at the festival - instead of a book signing, their replacing Zogheib's signature with stickers of thanks. \u003cbr/\u003eRose Salame, a nurse and former colleague, summaries why Dr Zogheib remains so popular.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is his will to live in spite of all which sends an extraordinary message to the youth,\" she explains.\u003cbr/\u003eAn updated version of his book \"Tips on Children's Health\" has just been released in English. \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eBeirut, Lebanon - 6 November 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close-up of eyes of Dr Jamil Zogheib, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) sufferer\u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of screen showing software which reads his eye movement\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close-up of screen\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of Dr Zogheib in bed\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Jamil Zogheib, writer and ALS sufferer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Facing the lack of any treatment for my disease, I had to search what remained useful among my capacities in order to explore and develop. And I still had my mind, my heart and my eyes. Keeping myself always busy makes me feel myself productive and useful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close-up of Dr Zogheib's hands\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Jamil Zogheib, writer and ALS sufferer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I am living in the hope of finding the causes still unknown for this disease and the therapy. Researchers throughout the world are working hard on this issue. May God help them to succeed as soon as possible.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close-up of Hala Zogheib, wife of Dr Jamil Zogheib, holding book, UPSOUND: (French) \"These are pictures of his patients.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (French) Hala Zogheib, wife of Dr Jamil Zogheib: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The book will come out this week.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of books displayed on bed\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (French) Hala Zogheib, wife of Dr Jamil Zogheib: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Thanks to this machine he can manage all of his appointments, his interviews, his conferences and public testimonies.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of people walking by stands at the French literary festival in Beirut\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of festival visitors at one of the festival's locations\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of people greeting Dr Zogheib via Skype during a book signing\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of camera used to communicate with Dr Zogheib\u003cbr/\u003e16. Pull out of couple communicating with Dr Zogheib via Skype\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of man leaving an entry in guest book\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Bourjeily, Reader and fan of Dr Zogheib: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The first book he wrote is a guide for parents, which he wrote as a paediatrician. We followed his advice for my cousin who was sick, and it worked. Ever since, my family has been in love with him. If I don't buy his books, my mother or my aunt will because every woman in my family is in love with Dr Zougheib.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Zoom in on stickers being placed in books during event \u003cbr/\u003e20. Various of Rose Salame, nurse and former colleague of Dr Zogheib \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (French) Rose Salame, Nurse and former colleague of Dr Zogheib: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It is his will to live in spite of all which sends an extraordinary message to the youth.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Various of man waving at Dr Zogheib through camera\u003cbr/\u003e23. 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