@kim, i think that ALS is a basket of many neuropathic diseases. all are lethal, and all looks almost the same, but i think that cause can be expressed very simply, so als is a collective name for something non explained/understood. when i was healthy, noone understood me, so i often drunk a coffe in a bar - alone. to be honest, i'm not surprised that such a weird thing as als is shot me. neither are others. i was alone, i am alone, i will die alone. ace is with you. lucky you.