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I was here a few years ago when my brother in law was diagnosed with ALS and passed away about five months later. My brother in law had leg vein surgery a couple of times prior to ALS symptoms. His first ALS symptom was “Drop Foot” in one leg, and he quickly developed weakness in both legs and...

Karen, my brother in law had an unusually rapid progression, according to what his doctors told my sister. We buried my father a week before Christmas, 2016 and my BIL was fine, at least to us. In early February he started with "drop foot' problems in one foot. By the end of February he...

Thanks for the good wishes. My sister is doing very well as she and her daughters had time to prepare for the inevitable. I think my sister's greatest fear was that she would have to watch him linger for months or even years. I pray for a cure for this horrible disease.

My brother in law passed away early yesterday morning. We are still in shock that this disease struck him at all, let alone with such fury, and now we have to deal with his death from it. The last couple of weeks have been a horrible nightmare as we watched him lose his bladder function, which...

My brother in law passed away early yesterday morning. We are still in shock that this disease struck him at all, let alone with such fury, and now we have to deal with his death from it. The last couple of weeks have been a horrible nightmare as we watched him lose his bladder function, which...

Thanks for responses. As it turned out, my sister had been in contact with PVA and said the organization is fantastic! My sister was just notified a couple of hours ago that the VA will cover her husbands's care 100%! Very happy to have heard that from her.

Thank You. So difficult!

I don't think my sister is aware of them, but I will certainly let her know ! Thanks!

My 70 year old brother in law went from having drop foot to being on a ventilator in about three months! He had been seeing doctors during the progression, but ALS wasn't diagnosed until late April. After three weeks in ICU, he was moved to an acute care hospital where has spent two weeks...