I started this post on 1/1 pondering the question of whether or not people know when the end is near. Confirmation has been given to me as my dad lost his courageous fight on 1/9/14. Our family is heartbroken....I'm dealing with things a little better because I had the opportunity to have my...
Darlenne: I wish I could give you a hug. I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. You're an awesome daughter and I know you made the end more bearable for her. Praying for comfort.
Jennifer: I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing. Thinking of you during this difficult time. Sounds like from the time of diagnosis to November the disease progressed very fast. That is how it has been with my dad. Diagnosed in August. Since...
Hugs to you Dana...I'm so sorry. Thank you for sharing.
Hugs to you too Debs sis. Please keep us posted on how things are going. A terrible time, indeed. I'm so sorry. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you all for posting. I've let him know how much I love him, how proud I am of him and that he's the most wonderful father anyone could even hope to have. I initially didn't want to talk to him this way because I didn't want him thinking I was jumping the gun on dying. But when he told me...
My dad has ALS. He told me that he's tired, he's tired if fighting it and that he believes the end is near. He's almost 77 and he's withered down to a mere 117 lbs. it's just so heart wrenching to see my strong, brave, wonderful dad deteriorate before my eyes. Please be honest with your response.
Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your father. Very sad and my thoughts are with you. Your story reminded me of my dad bc he's getting a feeding tube this Friday--probably should have had it a few months ago as he's withered down to 117 lbs. last night he was rushed to the hospital bc be could not...
Darlene, I just joined this forum an hour or so ago. My dad was diagnosed in August, 2013. We could not figure out what was wrong with him because his speech was slurred. Many doctors appointments and tests later we finally learn it is ALS. It seems as though as soon as he was diagnosed things...