papasgirl
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- Joined
- Mar 31, 2010
- Messages
- 1
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- St. Catharines
Several years ago my grandmother went through several health problems, including a couple heart attacks, alot of hospital stays, and losing her leg to gangrene (not diabetes related). My grandfather (they raised me all my life, so basically my dad) took care of her throughout all of this. He was always so focused on her and taking care of her. She was in the hospital, sent home, and sent back to the hospital last March because she was having problems breathing. Papa visited her, went home Sunday March 29th, and she passed away before he even got home. She died of a massive heart attack. Since the beginning of March 2010, papa has been in and out o f the hospital dealing with "pneumonia." March 13th 2010, my mother called me to tell me that I need to fly home, because things weren't looking good. I flew home that night. The next day at the hospital, my mother, my uncle and I gathered in my papa's hospital room to discuss what exactly was going on. The doctor was surprised because papa did a complete turn around in a coupe of days, but he knew there was something else wrong. So he sent him for testing. They came back with his breathing problems being "degenerative lung disease". After several discussions between the doctors and myself, and after more testing, he was diagnosed with ALS. After taking care of my grandmother for over a decade, and dealing with her passing, his illness caught up with him, and not even a year after, he recieves his diagnosis. Since the diagnosis, I've been immersing myself with research of what ALS is and what to expect, but I would like to hear stories and read stories of what exactly to expect. The doctor told him he has 2 years, but by what I've read that could change drastically and quickly. What should i expect. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!