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I currently feed mom through a G tube with bolis feedings. We have gotten to the place where she has heartburn for hours with every feeding. Needless to say she does not want to be fed and some days she is only getting 2 cans of supplement. She takes 2-40mg of nexium each day and takes...

Coping with ALS and teen-agers. I don't know if love makes the tasks at hand any easier but it does give us the desire to want to do it. I can see my brothers stepping up to the plate for their wives and even now I think they would be willing to do anything I asked. If I think about it --it...

I really feel for you gals. I am my mom's caregiver. I love her so much and hate seeing her go through this. Dad isn't living. It must be so hard having both parents dealing with ALS. You not only have the concern with your mother like I do but have to worry about how your fathers are doing...

Hi Shelly, I just wondered if your Mom had her tube in yet. My mom has a G-tube and does bolis feedings. We have had a lot of trouble but at the same time it is a big relief. Mom was eating less and less and the biggest issue was taking her meds. She could hardly swallow. She had her tube...

Candie, I just joined today and was going through some of the messages and read yours. I just had to reply as I am from Ohio too. My mom has ALS. Hers started with her speech and swallowing. She was just diagnosed in July and has a feeding tube already. At lest with it she is gaining...

Lin, I am new to the group today and just read the message you posted. My mother 77 has ALS and lives with me. She has 13 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren. Since mom can't get out and about much and is unable to do much of anything and likes to sit in her room the most important thing...

We just found out in July that my Mother has ALS. It started with her speech and swallowing and then she started having trouble with her right foot dropping. She now has a feeding tube because it was too hard for her to eat and take her meds. She is 77 and lives with my husband and I and I am...