Recent content by Maryteeth

Thanks for the information Well, tommorrow I am going with my mom to the Doctor. I will be telling him about her muscle spasms that she has been getting in the abdomen. My dad lives with her, and since she cannot speak he informs me of all her progress. She got an awful cramp in her arm...

My mother also has bulbar onset ALS can still speak some, but we can not understand her well and she can eat some. She chokes constantly, and the Dr. has already advised her of a feeding tube, but she refuses. She is very stubborn. She refuses to go to support groups and refuses to admit she...

Hello, I am new here and also a bit computer illiterate:-? so this is all new to me. My mom was diagnosed last year, but in reality she was misdiagnosed for about 2 years prior. She has the bulbar onset, so at this time so can not communicate verbally. Lately, she has been getting muscle spasms...

Muscle spasms? Hello, I am new to this site. Thank you for having this available. My mom was diagnosed last year with ALS. But, looking back now she had it for 2 years prior, but was misdiagnosed as a stroke. She has the bulbar type and at this present time she can not communicate...