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    Why am I dizzy?

    Yesterday, I slept most of the day, instead of my usual 1 hour nap after lunch. This morning, paid CALS moved me from lying down to sitting up and the room started spinning. I managed to say (mumble) "passing out" and she laid me back down... Three tries, same result.
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    Nausea

    For the past year, I have had nausea in the morning. Sometimes it is mild, but lately it is getting progressively worse. I have dry heaves every morning. The nausea continues throughout the day but is very bad first thing in the morning. I am hungry all the time because I don't feel like eating...
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    Researchers confirm prion-like properties in ALS

    Researchers confirm prion-like properties in ALS 2011-09-20 Vancouver, BC - A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have found a key link between prions and the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
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    MRI research demonstrates ALS attacks multiple parts of the brain

    MRI research demonstrates ALS attacks multiple parts of the brain Public release date: 16-Sep-2011 More than just movement affected by ALS Recently published studies by a researcher in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry demonstrate that ALS – known as Lou Gehrig's disease – damages neurons...
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    Isolation

    It is like being in prison. In solitary. But the amenities are better -- higher thread count, better soap, and the expensive toilet paper and bidet. My friends are getting together today. I cried in front of them last week and I thought, they will never want to see me again. I found out...
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    Patient letter in NY Times re "possible cause of ALS"

    An excellent letter: September 5, 2011 Another A.L.S. ‘Holy Grail’ (1 Letter) To the Editor: Re “Possible Culprit Is Found for Lou Gehrig’s Disease” (In Theory, Aug. 30): This excellent article on a devastating disease has some troubling observations. Not the least of these is a researcher’s...
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    To PEG or not to PEG, that is the question:

    To PEG or not to PEG, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous weight loss, Or to take arms against a sea of saliva, And by opposing end the choking? I could go on, but instead I will simplify my query: Who here has decided to forgo...
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    Breast Cancer Treatment for ALS?

    Saw this at AOL and Huffington Post, not exactly the New England Journal of Medicine... Breast Cancer Treatment for ALS? Posted: 9/2/11 11:36 AM ET ALS (Amyotrohic Lateral Sclerosis) -- also know as Lou Gehrig's disease -- represents one of the most challenging disorders for neurologists...
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    Should a paralysed person have the right to die?

    My comment: Until it is easy to get all the help one needs to live, the option to die is coercive. I feel pressure to end my life because of the lack of family, social, and societal support. While I would like the right to die on my own terms, until I have the right to live in dignity, any...
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    Patients Like Me in the news

    Full article here: TR35: Paul Wicks, 30 - Technology Review Excerpt: Each day, thousands of people around the world open an automated e-mail asking, "How do you feel now?" The e-mail's recipients belong to a social network called PatientsLikeMe, and nearly all have been diagnosed with a...
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