Pam is a second mother to me. She is a sister, a mother, and a best friend. She was diagnosed in 1990. She got her electric wheelchair in 2001. She just got her trach in February, 2010. She was just hospitalized on April 16, 2010 for pneumonia. I am on this website now because she is finally at a point where I believe the disease is winning. Her beautiful spirit is being broken. I am just searching for answers. And support. Everyone is so brave here. And loving. I wish she could have discovered this website herself.