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Hello,
my name is Mats and i'm a university student from Germany. I was diagnosed with ALS in October 2008 after noticing first symptoms a few months earlier. I'm 22 years old now so i guess i'm a rather unusual case. My condition is declining quite slowly, i'm still able to leave the house on my own but i'm worried about falling down all the time.
I received the diagnosis four months before i graduated highschool and for a long time i felt unable to accept the fact that i'm seriously ill. Sometimes it still feels unreal to think about it, but most of the time i'm eager to get healthy again. After not being able to continue my studies on a "brick and mortar" university i enrolled myself at a distance university. I'm studying cultural science for almost a year now and despite some obstacles i'm doing quite well.
I'm not happy about all aspects of my life and from time to time i feel worried and hopeless. I'm pretty lonesome most of the time and i'm wishing back my old life almost every day. But like i said before: I'm not willing to give up. I'm trying to rebuild my life every day and try to live as normal as possible. Despite the wish to live "normal" - I'm trying to see this disease as a chance to think differently about my life. What else could scare us after we've got this diagnosis?
I hope for a lot of good conversations, inspiration and ideas how to cope with every aspect of this disease. Please mind that english is not my mother tongue, but i'm trying to get better everyday. If something is unclear - please do not hesitate to ask me.
Mats
my name is Mats and i'm a university student from Germany. I was diagnosed with ALS in October 2008 after noticing first symptoms a few months earlier. I'm 22 years old now so i guess i'm a rather unusual case. My condition is declining quite slowly, i'm still able to leave the house on my own but i'm worried about falling down all the time.
I received the diagnosis four months before i graduated highschool and for a long time i felt unable to accept the fact that i'm seriously ill. Sometimes it still feels unreal to think about it, but most of the time i'm eager to get healthy again. After not being able to continue my studies on a "brick and mortar" university i enrolled myself at a distance university. I'm studying cultural science for almost a year now and despite some obstacles i'm doing quite well.
I'm not happy about all aspects of my life and from time to time i feel worried and hopeless. I'm pretty lonesome most of the time and i'm wishing back my old life almost every day. But like i said before: I'm not willing to give up. I'm trying to rebuild my life every day and try to live as normal as possible. Despite the wish to live "normal" - I'm trying to see this disease as a chance to think differently about my life. What else could scare us after we've got this diagnosis?
I hope for a lot of good conversations, inspiration and ideas how to cope with every aspect of this disease. Please mind that english is not my mother tongue, but i'm trying to get better everyday. If something is unclear - please do not hesitate to ask me.
Mats