healing

I hate these things. Mom's sore has stopped healing and I cannot see what difference it makes. Turning and changing her soiled linens rips the dressings lose and her mess always gets under the dressing. I wish we could just go to standard bandages and dressings. Not sure about the pain pump...

Unable to wean off of vent. Bedsore has stopped healing. Very little muscle left. In lots of pain. May not be too long now. It is up to her what to do next.

Saturday I was having my usual weekend breakfast with my older Christian friends (We are all in our 50s-60s-80s) when one of the most devoted of them mentioned how moving it was for him to witness a lady's healing right before his eyes. He said he was at an luncheon a few yrs ago sitting...

Hi everyone, I want to first say that I don't have ALS but I have a theory about chronic illnesses including ALS that I fully believe in. I have become aware of certain things through personal experiences which, unless someone has had similar experiences, will be hard to believe. This means...

On facebook a short six minute film appeared about healing ALS through alternative methods, primary though supplements, diet, and exercise....it showed pictures of several ALS patients who have lived several years including Eric, who is considered a fraud on this site now having ALS 19...

I think this warrants its own post. Hope it helps people! "Dealing with any chronic or terminal illness is challenging for anyone. It's OK to not be OK with it," said Kraunelis. "The hand that’s dealt to us isn’t always fair. But how we play that hand is within our control. We can choose to...

8 months ago i started feeling pain in my left arm. Thought it was CTS because my hand would go numb at night. Went to the doctor he told me tendinitis. I took some meds but they didn't work. Started getting twitching in my ring finger which spread to the rest of my fingers. Pain and aching...

I am new als. Lately Been biting my tongue and cheeks. Not normal bites but chunks. I have 3 active healing bites in cheeks and one beauty on the tongue. It is kins of awaking. With Als I quests being careful with everything is key. Take Care

Hello everyone, I'm new here, currently waiting to see a neurologist next week to confirm a diagnosis. I am worried that it could be ALS .... 3 months ago I took a substance called ibogaine which is a shamanic plant medicine that works to reset your cerebellar and nervous system (I did it for...

My husband is in a nursing home for 2 months and now that I am bringing him home, I see that he has two bedsores on his tailbone. Help. We are living in a third world county and don't have all the facilities etc. I plan to leave his shorts off as much as possible to allow air to the area. I...