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    ALS and diabetes

    My husband Eddie has type II and ALS. He still has to take all kinds of meds for the diabetes or it gets way too high. Funny, he developed both diseases at about the same time. Shelly
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    ALS Stays Same - Life Keeps Getting Worse

    Extra Hands Delb, Why don't you go ahead and check it out about the Extra Hands. Even if you and your wife are getting along it could give her a break and maybe she wouldn't feel stressed and could maintain a more positive attitude. I think it's free because they are all volunteers. It couldn't...
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    no insurance

    Have you tried applying for Social Security disability and Medicare?
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    ALS Stays Same - Life Keeps Getting Worse

    Just my two cents. Get a restraining order on the wife and kick her out. Get a will leaving everything to a no-kill animal shelter. I think there are some in the DFW area. Contact Extra Hands for ALS. They have volunteers for ALS patients in the Dallas area. I'm sure Seagoville is close enough...
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    Delb's Unconditional love

    Pound puppies are the best, aren't they? Our little terrier mix came from the pound about 13 years ago. She's about 16 now and she's still our baby. She's loving, cute, good natured and (usually) well behaved, although she is a hamburglar if she has the opportunity.
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    any veterans here

    My husband has ALS. He was in the Marines when he was young, then later in life was in the USAR and Oklahoma NG. While in the National Guard he was deployed to Iraq for 13 months, which is when and where his symptoms started. Shelly, caregiver of Eddie
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    Long term ALS survivors

    Yes, some people can live a very long time with ALS. On another forum I belong to there is one guy who has had it for 23 years and another woman who is 82 and was diagnosed in 1959. Yes, 1959. There is hope. Keep a positive attitude and enjoy each day. Laugh a lot. Live a lot. Enjoy the time we...
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    Finding easy on & easy off clothes

    Mike, excellent link!
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    Info needed about cord blood

    http://www.familycordbloodservices.com/
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    how to choose equipment question

    As for equipment and information, check with your area ALS/MDA clinic. Ours gave us a catalog of adaptive devices and also a book that tells all about ALS. It has lots of information in simple terms. That's where my husband found out to get some cowboy boots to help him with foot drop until he...
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