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Hi Lori. I'm sorry that it took me so long to respond. Life has been pretty crazy around here. The VA will supply up to six hours of care per day through a home health agency. I think it is up to 30 hours per week if I'm not mistaken. Because we live in such a rural area and were so far...

I am feeling completely overwhelmed and really don't know how much of this I am supposed to just suck up and deal with and when it is okay to ask for help. We have home health coming today and they will be here 3 hours 3 times a week to help with Ryan's personal care. Maybe that will be...

Thank you for your thoughts and encouragement. It really helps to be able to talk to others who understand the craziness that goes along with this diagnosis.

He started out with a limp and drop foot...he is now using a walker and losing a lot of arm strength. It is getting really hard to help him up when he falls now because he is getting too weak to help me help him....if that makes sense:) How is your husband doing?

I was wondering if anyone out there had a PALS that has refused to believe that he has ALS? My husband was diagnosed in April of 2010 and has been convinced that it is anything but the ALS diagnosis. It makes me sad and frustrated at the same time. Because of his denial, he hasn't done...