Recent content by Turtals

Here's Kona!! Our funny-looking, but super sweet designer mutt ("mini-doodle" aka toy poodle/golden retriever). She is a faithful companion to her dad/PALS and like Nikki's cat, she thinks that every one of his visitors is here to to see her. The first photo was taken just now on the couch...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has a document/binder to share where all the important information one should know about one's pALS is in one place (contact info for doctors, nurses, etc.; medication list; etc.) I know we should probably have compiled such a thing already given that my...

Also wanted to share my and my husband’s two cents for the Spring Training trip: Highly recommend it. Shortly after his diagnosis, my husband took my older daughter to his alma mater (trip had been planned before diagnosis). It was a really important bonding time for them. Its too bad that...

My husband was diagnosed two years before yours in December 2016 (and we also have teens). He kept working (and driving) until the summer, but with gradually reduced hours. His was bulbar onset which was particularly hard for him given that most of what he did at work was meeting/talking with...

Was hoping for feedback from this useful group on their experience with radiation therapy for secretion management. To date, we have been managing my PALS secretions with a combination of scopolamine patches, glyco subQ injections (pills were not effective and he now takes injections every 4...

Hi Thomas, Though we received my husband’s diagnosis two years before yours, every time I read one of your posts, they hit so close to home and touch on exactly what I have felt or been feeling. Shortly after my husband's diagnosis, his cousin shared the same Ring Theory article (also this...

Hi Greg - I was just looking at the thread referencing your magnum opus. Could you send me a copy/link to it since you removed it from the forum? Thanks so much!!!

Hi Tillie, Great idea about the rolling drawers. If one googles the shower, there are some photos/graphics about how it works. The vinyl pan is velcroed to the sides. To get the chair in and out, one simply lowers the front bar, rolls the chair and then raises the bar back up. As far as...

Note that the water stays completely within the shower. Outside the shower is one of those plastic mats that you would use under a desk so a rolling chair could move easily (I realized that someone looking at the photo may have thought the rug was soaking wet so wanted to clarify that it is dry...

The shower we bought was the SS4040 from Fawssit: I think it was around $2800 including shipping. Great customer service. Really care about their product and helping others. I've attempted to attach 5 photos to give an idea of the room set-up we have (dimensions are ~ 8-9 ft x 14.5 ft). The...