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We have been sorry to be so far from our friend as he battled ALS. A few visits and phone calls seem so inadequate. Now the end is near and we are keeping vigil from 1500 miles away. This last severe pneumonia (probably the fifth in a year) has hastened the end. An abscess has caused a hole...

I've posted about our friend before. We are 1500 miles from them and haven't seen them since April. I plan to visit in November. The other day, our friend's wife told me that his respiratory numbers have declined. He has been in the hospital 5 times in the past year with pneumonia or...

Our friend was diagnosed in 2012. He has had a few falls, one with serious head injury about 16 months ago (subdural and subarachnoid bleeds). His ALS has progressed to the point that he cannot use his legs and arms, but can use it hands a very little bit. He he has a great attitude and is...

Our longtime friend was diagnosed with ALS in August 2012 (more than three years already!). Initially, they said LMD but then changed it to ALS. He had a bad fall with head injury a little over a year ago (subdural and subarachnoid bleeds). His arms and legs are virtually useless now. But he...

I am neither a PALS or a CALS; the husband of a long-time friend has ALS and I've tried to be supportive, though I live 1500 miles from them. Anyway, I see posts on the forums warning people about avoiding falls, and I'm curious about that. My friend's husband has fallen a few times. but not...

The husband of a friend-since-childhood was recently diagnosed. One doctor said PMD, another said a variant of ALS. I'm wondering how to be a good friend to them from 1500 miles away. My husband and I email and call them, and I'm going to visit them early in 2013. And we pray for him (and...