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  1. S

    Looking for opinions

    Hello, I am writing with all my respect to people who are dealing with this terrible disease. Two months ago I suffered a big motorcycle accident. Broken transverse process Th1, first rib, and etc. I am writing as I have read on this forum about people who think their ALS was cause by a...
  2. R

    Is this depression or something else

    My pals began a new behavior last week. She has been dealing with a lot of losses - speech, ability to swallow food, choking on pheglm etc. and started sleeping more and more. Sleeps 11 hours at night. Gets up and tries to drink a little coffee, goes to bathroom then gets back in bed. Family...
  3. Kristina1

    hospital bed- pros/cons

    Can people share thoughts on getting a hospital bed vs sticking with regular bed?
  4. Chincoteaguer

    Back home from hospital

    I apologize for the length of this post but I hope it might help others who have to take their PALS to the ER. We were in the hospital from Thursday morning until noon on Saturday. As I have posted previously the trip to the ER was recommended by our health care nurse based on a false oxygen...
  5. B

    Constant use of Bipap machine

    Hi Everyone, Haven’t posted in about a year. My father was diagnosed approx 18 months ago with ALS and he is in the final stages. He has trouble holding up his head, can barely walk on his own, not eating anymore on his own and getting all his nutrients from a feeding tube. Just this week his...
  6. A

    Healthy Anxiety - Thank You

    Hello, I have been on this forum for some time now, but I recently just joined. I know I suffer from health anxiety, a panic disorder, and long before everything else general anxiety. I recently lost 3 loved ones this year, but death isn't new to me. One of my uncles died of complications in his...
  7. P

    Is tingling als related

    Hi all I'm just here looking for advice ,I'm a 42 year old lady who went to bed one night and woke up with all 4 limbs tingling none stop toes to knees and both hands it's been there none stop for 22 months now without a second break ever , muscle twitches started 6 months ago in my legs and...
  8. G

    After months of lurking, I'm officially here

    I've been lurking here for about 6 months, mostly to be able to say, "oh good, that doesn't sound like me!" But, as of September 24th, I became an "official PALS". Not a club I wanted to be part of. My symptoms started with excessive yawning, and the inability to sing. Like I sang a solo on...
  9. kitkat

    Exhausted & Feeling Guilty

    I am so exhausted. We have home health aids taking care of my PALS on weekdays as I still work full time. He has no use of his arms & legs. I get home about 5:15, just in time to help Steve use his urinal. Then I use the lift to get him out of his hospital bed & transfer him to his wheelchair so...
  10. lgelb

    Tablet rolling floor stand

    Older version (uses four little bungie cords instead of clamps) of the non-powered LEVO G2 Deluxe Tablet Stand free to a good home. Works well for tablet use (with a mouthstick, fingers, voice control, etc.) in a bed, wheelchair, lift chair, sofa, or in class. Very stable, weighted base. Pick up...
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