Danni1000b
Member
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2011
- Messages
- 14
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- UK
- State
- Surrey
- City
- South Croydon
Thanks again for all your words of encouragement and support.
I have found this thread so helpful in coming to terms with our situation that I decided to show it to my husband today. He was initially a bit angry with me as I had promised him that I would stop going on the internet and trying to diagnose him myself using wikipedia! Anyway, after his initial peed off reaction he actually spent quite some time on the forums. This prompted a long discussion between us both about how we are going to tackle this going forward.
Alyoop - your point about the two guys you knew who 'had to forge ahead with their dreams regardless'. Really struck a chord, thank you.
I was so happy because Hubby then decided that he was going to go back to the gym this afternoon for the first time in a while as this was such a big part of his life. I made him promise he would take it easy and do something non-impact It was a bit of an anti climax because he decided to go swimming and had to get out the pool after two lengths because he couldnt feel his legs.
Despite this set back he has asked me to ask you guys if anyone has found that exercise has helped their symptoms (spacicity in particular) and if so, what? He finds general walking causes lots of back pain etc because he is walking with an odd gait so I am a bit unsure where he wants to go with this but I said I would ask!
Many thanks again.
I have found this thread so helpful in coming to terms with our situation that I decided to show it to my husband today. He was initially a bit angry with me as I had promised him that I would stop going on the internet and trying to diagnose him myself using wikipedia! Anyway, after his initial peed off reaction he actually spent quite some time on the forums. This prompted a long discussion between us both about how we are going to tackle this going forward.
Alyoop - your point about the two guys you knew who 'had to forge ahead with their dreams regardless'. Really struck a chord, thank you.
I was so happy because Hubby then decided that he was going to go back to the gym this afternoon for the first time in a while as this was such a big part of his life. I made him promise he would take it easy and do something non-impact It was a bit of an anti climax because he decided to go swimming and had to get out the pool after two lengths because he couldnt feel his legs.
Despite this set back he has asked me to ask you guys if anyone has found that exercise has helped their symptoms (spacicity in particular) and if so, what? He finds general walking causes lots of back pain etc because he is walking with an odd gait so I am a bit unsure where he wants to go with this but I said I would ask!
Many thanks again.