Johnny, I think waiting a longish time for a diagnosis, mostly expecting something easily fixed made the ALS a bit easier to handle. Folks who go straight downhill and get a fast dx have a hard time with the shock. But I remember hoping they'd still find a brain tumor, which was looked into toward the end. Following being told, I knew what this is and what the end could bring, and was devastated. Not angry, just very sad. I learned when I was about 30 what being angry could do and just knew that is the worst thing.