I am so sorry for your loss, Roger. My dad passed away last year after 51 years of marriage to my mom. Give yourself lots of time to mourn and try to surround yourself as much as possible with your friends and family. Big hugs.
I am so sorry for your loss. It sounds like your wife went in almost the same way as my dad...doing "pretty good" up until their last few weeks. May she be in peace now. Take care of yourself.
We were hoping that my father had a slow progressing form, as that's how it started off. He was diagnosed in August 2016 but had symptoms for about 1.5 years or more. At the time of his diagnosis, he only had weakness in his right hand and would get tired faster than normal. Fast forward a...
Hi Leslie, I saw the same look in my dad's eyes the week before he passed. He told me he was tired and didn't know how much more he could take. He seemed to be at the same stage as your father. Ativan and morphine to calm him and help with air hunger. Over the course of two months, we went...
My father lasted 5 days after he stopped eating and drinking. He was very peaceful, but we kept him comfortable with morphine.
Lots of hugs to you and your family.
I was where you are a few months ago. My dad was diagnosed with ALS in August of 2016. A few months ago I was having a weird pain in my elbow and felt like my arm was weaker. I was driving myself nuts thinking I had ALS too. Then my father's health went extremely downhill and aside from my...
I am going through the same pain right now, unfortunately. I lost my dad on the 10th and it still seems unreal. The pain is just so raw. Hopefully everyone is right, with time you will smile at the memories instead of crying. Big hugs to you.
My father passed away last Wednesday surrounded by his family. Despite all the misery that ALS inflicted on his body, his last few days were very peaceful.
His condition took a drastic downturn in November, after a couple of cycles on Edaravone. We will never know if this was a cause of his...