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communication Is you dad seeing a speech therapist through the ALS clinic? My dad, who was diagnosed about 9 months ago, can be understood about 25% of the time. the rest of the time he writes or uses a communication device that is a keyboard that talks. His speech therapist helped him find one...

Thanks so much for everybody's input. I really appretieate you sharing your experances on this. Jennifer

Hi everyone, I just found this group. My dad was diagnosed with ALS about 10 months ago and he is getting to the stage where he will have to start making decisions about getting a trach and a feeding tube. I’d like to hear how other people made these decisions. How did you weigh pros and...

yes My dad has been using one for 5 months and he likes it, but i think he is not planing on getting a trach/vent when the time comes.