Recent content by Shawn

hello Hope, i know exactly how you feel, having gone through the same thing. I eventually had to have my food pureyd so I could eat without choking. By then my neuro and wife recommended getting a tube put in.:roll: I didn't want it, but in the end, it was the best thing I ever did! i can...

i filled in the form on Friday, hoping they might consider a Canadian! I am glad I am not the only one who watches Star Trek! :razz: cheers!

i don't know if any have seen this, but I found it gave me some hope! let me know what you think! thanx, Shawn YouTube- Wireless neckband allows first voiceless phone call

hello neighbour! tell your mom to go away! Literally! :-D when I was diagnosed, my wife and 2 year old son went to Florida for 2 weeks. We just needed to get away and feel normal! Too many people dropping in and phoning! now that I can't travel i am very happy i did go and see my little man at...

thanx! I'm actually looking forward to watching it! Shawn

i have that chair Al. must be an over stock item at Sunnybrook!:lol: it is a great chair and i love the tilt. What is a venting option? When they set up the speed, get them to give you a faster max. mine can keep up with outside walking, but no more! And i know it'll go faster! our van is a...

i have it happen to me whenever I see something very sad or happy on TV. My wife needs to wipe my eyes with a tissue-then I'm fine. It really stings. i have noticed that on shower days, and i tear up, it doesn't sting. So, maybe it is a buildup of junk in the corners? but the wiping really...

hi Al, i have been good, except having had to remove my appendix (they put a breathing tube in! Yuck!), and recently inserted a feeding tube (yaay! no more choking! ). Both sent my energy levels way low. i have been visiting the site and reading lots, just don't have much to add. we applied to...

I was raised in the housing construction. Family business. At age 20 i moved to the city (Mississauga) and started my own roofing company. 17 years later, ALS.

i think I got ALS when my dentist removed a rather large cyst below my upper two front teeth. Immediately my speech was slightly slurring. He said it would go away as I healed. It didn't. i got worse and was diagnosed 7 months later. Then a year to the day after the first operation, the cyst...

tsk tsk! I'd expect better from Dr.House! guess it's true: you really can't believe everything you see and read!;)

i am very happy for you and your family, Suzanne! I was just like you 3 years ago with a 1-year old. I went through all the tests and got really freaked out by what we read on the internet. I am not as fortunate as you but we live everyday trying to get as much out of it as we can! And we are...

anyone know if it is available in Canada?

i'm sorry about your mom, Ashley. i agree with Al tho, the staff at Sunnybrooke are very willing to help and they genuinely care. if you have not done so yet, join the ALS Society. they have newsletters and monthly meetings on a variety of subjects. they are supportive in many ways. plus...

ok, thanx. i wonder how long paperwork takes! funny how impatient we can become! :-D