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  1. WellsRuby

    Sad News

    On Decemberb27, my dear husband lost his battle to ALS. Heaven gained another beautiful soul. I was not prepared for this big hole I have in my heart and soul. I cannot tell you how much each one of you helped and how important this forum was to us. It is such a beautiful family to have.
  2. WellsRuby

    Just when....

    Just when you think your plate is full, there is always a surprise waiting for you. My son that is a police officer was riding his bike with friends and a lady did not see them and hit my son. They had to amputate his left leg below the knee and he also broke his femur in the same leg. He broke...
  3. WellsRuby

    Not sure what to do

    My husband has ALS. He has right foot drop and wears a foot brace and it has effected his right hand too and moving to the left hand. He has just started slurring a few words when he is tired. He is retired and I'm still working. I was planning on working for another year if he doesn't need...
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    slurring words

    Over the weekend, my husband slurred a few words. I don't believe that he is aware of it. He started with limb onset (foot and right hand) back in MARCH 2011 and I was not expecting this SO SOON..... I thought we had some time before we had to face this path.
  5. WellsRuby

    Toes curling under

    My husband wears a foot brace but when he goes to put his shoes on his toes curl under. We don't know what to do to keep them straight until he gets his shoes on. For now, he will put his shoes on and try and push down on the top of his shoes to get them to straighten out. I would appreciate...
  6. WellsRuby

    New to Support Group

    My husband was diagnoise with ALS last November. He went from a slight drop foot in July to now wearing a brace and losing his strength in his right thumb and now moving to his left hand. Is his disease moving fast or is this considered a slow pace. I know that it effects everyone different...
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