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Unable to turn in bed, constant pain, cannot get comfortable. Spend the day and night changing sleeping and sitting places in order to get comfortable. I have a Quantum 6 Edge power chair with ROHO cushion. I let air in and let air out. Feels like I'm sitting on golf balls. After lying in...

I started this trial in October. Dr Brooks in Charlotte NC

Helping the Motor Neurons in the Brain Also Helps Those in the Spinal Cord - The ALS Association

Disease Spread in Mouse Model Puts the Spotlight on Protein Misfolding in ALS - The ALS Association Disease Spread in Mouse Model Places Spotlight on Protein Misfolding in ALS October 10, 2014 In a study supported by The ALS Association and published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica...

Today is my one year anniversary. I'm not sure if it is a time to celebrate? A lot has happen in the past year. I am in a wheelchair about 75% of the time. Can only walk short distances, have very little upper body strength, can hardly carry a cup of coffee. Can not dress or bath myself with the...

Starting construction on new bed/bathroom addition tomorrow. The VA Rep has been great in helping to get this started. :razz:

Will the VA provide you a bed for your home?

My Doctor told me Thursday at Clinicals to be on the lookout for an announcement on Monday or Tuesday about a new medicine to be approved for ALS..Anyone else heard this?

I have tried taking Riluzole several times. I would start out taking one a day for two weeks then move up to two a day. After a week or so I would stay so tired all the tim and my shoulder and elbows would hurt at night. I would back off to one a day and still had the fatigue so I would quit...

I was diagnosed in October 2013. Started with dropped foot on right side and loss of motor skills in left hand. I stopped running my business and put my son in charge of running it and I'm retired. Things seem to be progressing way to fast for my comfort, Both legs are getting weaker and both...