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My mom, my heart, is gone
Mom snuck away silently while holding my hand. I don't know exactly how long she'd been gone when we finally noticed the bipap was the only thing breathing. No heart beat. Her face was immediately unrecognizable. She was just gone from this world. Gone from this pain. 51 years is just not long...- valoree
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- bed bipap breathing heart immediately love pain
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ALS, pulmonary embolism and a two heart attacks?
My mother is only 51, was an avid walker and a generally healthy person until she turned 50. She began with coldness in her fingers which was diagnosed as Reynaud's disorder, no big deal. Then she began to feel fatigue, trouble swallowing, trouble moving parts of her hands, thickening of the...- valoree
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- als als symptoms biopsy cold cramping diagnosed diagnosis driving emg family family history fatigue fingers heart hospice hours immune lung capacity muscle muscle biopsy neurologist pain problems progression questions reading risk scleroderma steroids swallowing symptoms tests treatments trouble swallowing twitching ultrasound walker
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- Forum: Could this be ALS?
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Motor Neuron
I just wanted to share the motor neuron tattoo I got over the New Year holiday. A healthy neuron of course. I wish my mom had a few more of these healthy neurons. :sad:- valoree
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China - stem cells - help!
I know this subject has been discussed in the past, but not recently. The most recent thread I can find is over 2 years old. Here goes... My mom is 50 and was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS about a month ago. She's fading fast. She can still eat and walk on her own, but she's beginning to...- valoree
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- als cell china diagnosis free help! hope lead medical mobility money natural research stem cell stem cells swallow technology tests therapy vitamin d website
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- Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND