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Hello All: I have been blessed with the opportunity for free travel to participate in a documentary called Apparition Hill - "apparitionhill.tv". I hope I can adequately represent our community and help to raise awareness. I'm wondering if anyone knows of anywhere to get travel insurance for...

CBC: Supreme Court allows doctor-assisted suicide in specific cases

Very interesting: The ALS Forum - Research News Researchers have identified some of the earliest known defects in mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to two papers in the January 14 Journal of Neuroscience. Signs of something amiss emerge within just a few weeks of birth...

My name is Charlene. Yesterday I received my diagnosis of ALS. I had written on this forum in November, concerned about symptoms of leg weakness, tripping and falling. Some of you wrote back with words of encouragement and promises of prayer. Thank you. My GP referred me to two...

As someone who participates in various online ALS forums (ALS forums, PatientsLikeMe, Facebook) it strikes me that most people (judging by profile photos) participating in these forums are Caucasian. When I’ve gone to my ALS clinic (Sunnybrook in Toronto, Canada) and attended a few ALS support...

I have found it quite strange that 3/4 of the people who have been posting in the DIHALS section are putting that they are from other countries that I haven't even heard of. Very few post that they live in the U.S. or even Canada. Just a observation.

Hello I have travel plans from Canada to the US coming up and my medical insurance does not cover pre-existing problems or injuries related to such problems. So what i am wondering is where to others get travel medical insurance after they are diagnosed with ALS? Or will my current insurance...

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We have been able to find a travel insurance company who will cover a pre-existing condition, no questions asked if you book the insurance within 21 days of booking your trip.Travelsafe.com. However, my husband dearly wants to go to Cuba, and since Travelsafe is underwritten by a US firm, they...

Okay so I posted this previously in the wrong place, and was directed here. I am a 24 year old female from Hamilton, Ontario Canada. For 5 days now(I know it's not a long time) I have been experiencing scary symptoms. I have twitching while my body is at rest i have twitching all over as well...