Sorry for confusion about wall and conditions of membership. I'm from the UK and mum was 74 when she died last November. Looking back she had symptoms for probably a year before diagnosis in February 2014, by which time she could not walk or talk and was starting to have swallowing difficulties. For various reasons she never returned to her home and went to a Nursing Home. Fortunately she received excellent care and indeed we met another MND sufferer there. Sadly he and mum died within weeks of each other. I'm finding it difficult to believe she's gone and I'm easily irritated and react quite angrily to things that shouldn't really bother me. I started counselling recently so hopefully that will help. I didn't join any forums until November as I felt it was mum's journey and not my story to tell. Looking back I was on a treadmill that stopped abruptly and now I feel lost. Sorry for rambling. X