Our children have all dealt with it differently. As I have said before, we have four daughters. My youngest has always been daddy's little girl, and they gardened together, played games together (my husband has invented several games, but PDQ is his game that's published and he has won several awards for it!). I remember the first time I realized the pain my then 10 year old was in... She sat at our back window right about the time the garden should be planted and just stared out at the empty dirt ..... In that moment, I realized how much she had lost. Every day when he got home from work, they would plan their next project, their next planting session, or which game they would play. Now, at night she crawls into his hospital bed. He is unable to hug her, he just pats her head, but she lays with her head on his shoulder and tries to make him laugh. It touches me deeply. God gives children a special measure of grace, I suppose. My oldest has written a song for him that she is having published, chronicling all he has meant to her and what he is going through now...she is performing it at school (she is a vocal performance major), and dedicating the last portion of her recital to ALS research. We all search for the best way to handle things, but day by day is truly the best. Cherish the moments, and find joy in the opportunities to express love. Fight for your life every day, and cherish it for the gift it is....My husband also videotaped a blessing for each of our girls, and now that speech is becoming difficult, I am so grateful for that. He wanted them to always be able to hear his voice telling them how proud he was of them, and what he believed was possible for them. It's an incredible gift that they will always have... Anyway, I don't mean to ramble. Thank you for letting me share... Much love and many prayers to everyone who is facing this head on every day, Teej