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    Still Confused?

    A good website that explains PLS in easy to understand language is in the Spastic Paraplegia Foundation website. The mayo clinic also has good information in there web site
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    ALSA Chapter Support Group?

    From what I read I guess I am lucky, my neuro is a ALS specialist and is the MD for an ALS clinic, she thinks PLS and ALS are in some way related. The bigest diference is ALS progresses in months to years where PLS progresses in years to decades. So I am a pt in the ALS clinic and attend...
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    Not able to work

    I needed a laugh, just finished filling out form/questions for the long term disibility, after doing the SSDI a few days ago. I have not given the wrong medicine, that one goes to my hysband. Before leaving for work I instructed him to give our daughter 1/2 tsp of sudaafed before taking...
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    Not able to work

    I am a pediatric nurse, have been for 25 years, at the same hospital for 34 years. My husband saies being a nurse is not what I do it is what I am. I agree with him.
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    Not able to work

    Just saw my PT, she did a test on how fast and stable I walk, It is now documented in my chart I am a fall risk and unstable, she knew it, just had never documented it with a test. Things that are very obvious to see are not always obvious to read. Hopefully that will help, I applied for...
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    cruise

    I just got off a cruise ship friday ending a 12 day cruise from Hawaii, this is the first one we have taken with a wheelchair, Royal Caribbean has a special department that helps with w/c, scooters and etc. We went through them to make sure all the excersions were prepared for and could...
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    Has physical therapy helped you?

    Looking back on my history I probably started with symptoms in 1995, was sent to ortho-PT again and again, they worked on strengthing my leg and trying to get the muscles and joints to relax. (my left leg and hip were the problem). In the middle of 2010 I was sent to neuro-PT, she started...
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    told the kids the diagnosis

    My daughter has the 2 kids, My son and his wife if asked about kids answer "KIDS, were not ready for puppies" they have only been married a couple years, and want to go out of the country again, they have already spent 4 months in Brazil on missions trip, and want to do more.
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    told the kids the diagnosis

    no fences to mend she has been focused on herself for a long time, She likes it if we go shopping together because she can use my "handycrap" permit, actually I got the responce I expected from her, I love her and don't expect much from her, so I am not disapointed
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    told the kids the diagnosis

    :razz: We told the kids last night the diagnosis, I printed out the SP foundation explanation for them to read, our son (25) and his wife had been researching on line and had read that site already, they had an idea that is what the diagnosis would be. Our daughter (29) did not say anything...
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