I welcome to the forum. Just because you have ALS which is a serious illness it doesn't mean you are going to die from it. My dad said his ALS specialist he is seeing in Dallas said in the middle of December a new extremely promising drug for ALS is coming out. Just take it one day at a time. Tell your kids that dad is sick and will have bad days and good days. Each case of ALS is different. The people on here are very caring and will answer any question you have. We're all here for you. Kim