Thanks everyone so much. I appreciate your care and concern more than you can know. It seems like all my concerns fall on deaf ears. It is so frustrating. I also have to contend with my mother who is 77 with vascular dementia who just recently fell and broke her hip 3 weeks ago and is now...
Thank you CJ for your reply. That's what I was afraid of. Since the diaphragm is a muscle it would make sense. Why can't anyone else see this? It's like nobody listens to him when he says he feels like he is suffocating. They check his oxygen level with one of those meters they put on his...
Thank you Jim. I look forward to getting all the information I can to try and at least help make my brother as comfortable as possible. This forum is truly a blessing!
Hi Everyone! I am new here and it looks like I will be visiting quite often. My brother Wes, age 56, has been suffering from the ALS symptoms for at least a year, maybe longer. He had a final MRI last week and we finally received the results yesterday. He does have ALS. He hasn't been able...
Hi Everyone! I am new here and it looks like I will be visiting quite often. My brother Wes, age 56, has been suffering from the ALS symptoms for at least a year, maybe longer. He had a final MRI last week and we finally received the results yesterday. He does have ALS. He hasn't been able...