I rarely read this section.
This is the first time I've ever replied here!
I've been reading this thread however as I have been hoping someone would say they have heard from Charlene.
I just want to echo what Steve said so beautifully.
I have been here several years now. I lost my Chris here, and I've watched so many PALS and CALS pass on.
I cry and I grieve every time, and sometimes it is so hard, so very hard.
Then I look at who is still here and I can only wish to give a little something to, and share a little something with each of you.
Someone once said this here, sadly I forget who, but the words have stuck with me.
LIFE is a terminal disease - ALS is just an accelerant.
We are all mortal. Life is about our connections to other people, and about how we deal with what happens. It is not about how much stuff we have, or about what happens to us.
So I stay, I love every PALS and CALS here, and I remember my own mortality and the importance of the real things in life.