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I am sure that this is a repeat post, possible questions have been answered elsewhere but please, I beg of you to help me. I am pregnant and not dealing with this possible diagnosis very well. I would like to give my background and would appreciate your feedback, help and experience to guide...

I know this is nothing new to you guys, but I just am so frustrated with it lately. My legs, especially my right leg are just so stiff and sore all the time. Sometimes my feet hurt so bad. Especially the bottom, just feels like the whole thing is cramped up. Any time I try to stretch my arm...

Dear Friends, I have not logged on since August. My lovely Laurence passed away on 9 November, two days after my birthday. It was a difficult, drawn out death. I rarely speak about it. My son turned 4 on 15 January. He is very much like his dad, in spirit. Physically, he resembles me...

Hi, I am new to this forum. My mom (62 years old) was diagnosed in November 2013 with ALS. She moved in with me so I can care for her. She has progressed extremely fast. She has no use of her legs or arms. Her right hand she can use her finger a little, but it is extremely difficult. Her...

First off, I want to say that I am a General Internal Medicine physician and, while I have cared for many ALS patients suffering through the later stages of ALS, I know relatively little about the various ways that the earliest manifestations of ALS can present themselves (I know the classic...

December 16, 2013 - a date engraved in my mind because it was the day my mom came back with the diagnosis of Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis. When that term came out of my aunt’s mouth I froze in disbelief - In my college class it was discussed so briefly but the one thing I remembered was that...

My PALS has increasingly AWFUL smells in his mouth. I must say this has been an issue from his early bulbar symptoms, but lately it is getting so much worse. I'm not sure how to describe the smell, but quite rotten really. I clean his teeth for him, he will only let me do this at night, I...

I am losing my hand dexterity finger by finger. I have about 3 left that work. Of course, this affects my typing and grasping. I need help getting dressed because my fingers can't grasp my clothes. It's hell using the bathroom cuz I can't grip my pants very well to pull them down. As soon as I...

Greetings, PALS. I'm new at this ALS stuff, and I feel like I'm reinventing the wheel. Herewith some of my (dumb?) questions: What are the most comfortable kinds of clothes to wear while sitting in a wheelchair most of the day? Not the jeans I used to live in, I know. And my shirts and...

Hello, First off thank you to anyone that takes the time to read this post. I would like to gain some knowledge from some peers to see if my symptoms could be related to something other than ALS. I am a previously healthy 25 year old. In Fall of 2012 I began noticing that my gait had changed...