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    Hello Bob, I want to thank you again for offering that I can send you PM's. I am not exacting...

    Hello Bob, I want to thank you again for offering that I can send you PM's. I am not exacting sure HOW to on this site (I see where I can post on your wall, so I am doing so here) If you could be so kind, whenever you have the time, please send me a PM to start. Thank you again and I look...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Skipper66, I can relate to your fear (I lost my mom yrs back) It was a scary, painful time. I believe it’s what directed me to pursue medicine. Since your father was diagnosed, you’ve probably done so much reading on it looking for an answer or some sort. It is a painful reality when all of...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    DawneO, I can relate to your frustration & pain as someone caring for a person with a horrible disease (I had 2 family members diagnosed with cancer a few yrs back, and also when my own mom contracted a terminal disease when I was just a teen) the gambit of emotions we went through were...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    CarlaS, Another amazing response (between Bob, Itbeauti and you – I have made some really great contacts) And your welcome & thank you for your encouraging words. This center really seems so revolutionary in their approach to care giving and definitely a place I’d like to work. Getting rid...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Itbeauti, Thank you so much for sharing that w/ me (that was a perfect response) you are an incredibly brave person! It is rare to find such open, coherent honesty and that’s exactly what I was looking for when I began this thread. Your description was very direct and sincere; it really was so...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Oh Bob S, Firstly, I am sorry to hear that you had that accident! Thank goodness you are recovering now. Also I am really humbled by the fact that you intended on replying to my post and even AFTER the accident, you made the time to do so. I really appreciate that, Bob (thank you). I know...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Vickim, Thank you for sharing that poem from your daughter-in-laws FB page. I think both the poem & your directions for it, are so befitting for this thread! (as one can just tell from some of the replies) LOL But I appreciate it (it’s so true! And AGAIN the very reason I volunteered for this...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Cypress, Thank you for the encouragement! I can only promise to give the field my best. So to you, I am wishing the strength to continue your fight, abundance of happiness & peace.
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    IF you took any offense at all it’s because you prejudged without taking the time to understand where I was sincerely coming from (or perhaps you read the post in haste, to which I can only encourage you to re-read it again) I cannot apologize for YOUR misunderstanding, but if you continue to...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Vickim, Good morning to you and thank you for responding in kind to my thread here, I trust now you all see my actions are sincere. But just to clarify quickly, I am not looking for an easy way in the sense that one would just recap their entire lives up until the present time. That seems a bit...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Bob s, In case you don’t see my response to everyone who’s replied thus far, I want to personally thank you for your suggestion. I will absolutely check there for this information (perhaps this threads already been asked & answered) So, thanks again and best of wishes to you and yours!
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Good afternoon Vickim and other members, While I appreciate your suggestion of reading through the entire site (which I have and still am as its quite a large site, with many, many postings/threads) What I was trying to do was begin a new thread, with a very specific topic (the emotional...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Hello all members, I am a medical student seeking information from individuals with ALS (family members or professionals, please feel free to comment as well) What I am looking to understand is what are some of the common emotional responses you feel? and in addition how are these emotions...
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