tssexton
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- Apr 11, 2015
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- 2
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
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- US
- State
- VA
- City
- Wytheville
Hi! I'm new to this forum. My father was diagnosed with ALS in 1999 and passed away in 2001. He is the only member of his family to have had ALS. He is one of seven children. His parents did not have the disease and none of his siblings have developed it. I'm an only child, I'm 26 years old, and I am absolutely terrified of this disease. I have a five year old son and that only heightens my fear. Due to my father being the only one in the family to have ALS, what are the chances of it still being FALS? Doctors stated his was sporadic but no genetic testing was done.