Timbo
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- Joined
- Feb 15, 2010
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- Loved one DX
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- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Hello. I do not have ALS, but I know someone who does. This person's father died of ALS, and he always knew he could be stricken with the same condition. But, he had never worried about it.
Recently, he has been diagnosed with the disease. However, it started after a serious fight in the family. Emotions ran high, panic attacks, etc. It was a pretty serious situation. But, once things started to calm down a bit, we realized he wasn't the same. He blamed it on 'nerves' from the fight, but family members urged him to go to the hospital for his speech condition. (it was almost as if he was a little drunk or medicated - speaking slowly)
Now, either this is one hell of a coincidence, or his nerves played a part in the onset of his condition. Perhaps pushing his nerves to the limit caused some sort of adverse reaction to the "dormant" state, which has now accelerated faster than I care to think about.
Anyway, I was wondering. Can anyone pinpoint a time of their life where their ALS started to show? A traumatic experience, or anything of the sort? Anything at all that you could bet on that might have started the symptoms?
I'm very curious to know what everyone has to say, ...or to point me to a link where this has already been discussed.
Thank you.
Recently, he has been diagnosed with the disease. However, it started after a serious fight in the family. Emotions ran high, panic attacks, etc. It was a pretty serious situation. But, once things started to calm down a bit, we realized he wasn't the same. He blamed it on 'nerves' from the fight, but family members urged him to go to the hospital for his speech condition. (it was almost as if he was a little drunk or medicated - speaking slowly)
Now, either this is one hell of a coincidence, or his nerves played a part in the onset of his condition. Perhaps pushing his nerves to the limit caused some sort of adverse reaction to the "dormant" state, which has now accelerated faster than I care to think about.
Anyway, I was wondering. Can anyone pinpoint a time of their life where their ALS started to show? A traumatic experience, or anything of the sort? Anything at all that you could bet on that might have started the symptoms?
I'm very curious to know what everyone has to say, ...or to point me to a link where this has already been discussed.
Thank you.