charbran11
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- Sep 14, 2011
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- Loved one DX
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- waterford
My dad was just diagnosed with als earlier this month. Well that's what the doc said from the Cleveland clinic even tho right now it us just affecting his lower motor neurons. He said it us just a variety of als and eventually the upper motor neurons will catch up. And that's basically all he said. Nothing about what to expect or what to do or anything. We just feel left in the lurch with this devastating news. He has been dealing with muscle weakness (which is only in his arms and that is his only symptom) since about last September. We are just at a loss and are in disbelief. Him and my son who is 4 have this amazing bond and I just had another baby in May and he can hardly carry him for longer than a few minutes. I'm just devastated to think about how he is goi.g to miss out on them and vice versa. I am also trying not to show my immense worry/sorrow about what's happening b/c they don't need to worry about me worrying about dad. (i have post partum depression and if they knew I was having anxiety about this they would worry. Now I'm just rambling because I really don't know what to do..