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Tripete, thanks for your input. It must be very frustrating to deal with dismissive doctors, especially when they favor their own unproven treatments.

GregK, Thanks, that site looks really helpful. Alan

krnNdug (Doug), Thank you so much for sharing. You are absolutely right, there are "good ones" out there, and it's so incredibly generous of you to recognize that improved quality of life isn't always about relieving one's own pain. I am very sorry to hear about your wife having lost money on a...

Thank you Tillie and Nikki for your understanding, and again I'm so sorry for any offense given. I don't mean to come and say "hey tell me everything." I've read lots of research about fake, rip-off, and unproven ALS treatments. I just think putting human face to suffering and confusion that...

Dear Skipper, I understand completely, and I'm terribly sorry I came across as rude or offensive. I did not wish to imply that anyone was an experiment. The problem is that I simply don't know how to find individuals who are willing to share their own stories of encounters with alternative...

Dear Tillie, Just so you know more about me and I am completely transparent: My name is Alan Levinovitz, and I teach at James Madison University. I'm writing this article for Wired magazine, for which I've written once before. Please do not feel obligated to reply to this, and as I said, a...

My sincerest apologies--I didn't realize you can't post the same question twice. I also completely understand if this forum is for support only, and any moderator should delete my posts if I've violated any policies. Alan

Absolutely--I completely understand, as I'm becoming more familiar with the community. My name is Alan Levinovitz -- I teach at James Madison University in Virginia. I'm writing for Wired magazine. You can see the other article I've written for Wired here: The Mystery of Go, the Ancient Game...

I'm a professor and freelance journalist commissioned to write an article for a major magazine about the debate over alternative/integrative/complementary medicine. There are many people with stories about how alternative medicine has been helpful in the treatment of ALS. Less common are stories...