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    Where to find accessible bathtubs?

    I haven't posted since last November. My dad has ALS and is rapidly losing mobility. At Christmastime, his arms were weak and his speech was notably slurred. Now his arms are almost entirely useless, his speech continues to deteriorate, and now his legs are weakening rapidly. Dad and mom...
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    Dad prefers to stay in the dark (so to speak)

    Some of you may have experienced this with your loved ones. My dad, recently diagnosed with ALS, doesn't want to know what he's in for. He says he's content to take it 'one day at a time'. In reality, I think he is terrified and prefers to stick his head in the sand. As I mentioned in...
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    uncontrollable emotion

    Thank you all. Dad has a meeting with specialists on Friday in Toronto. My brothers and I are going with him and will have a chance to meet the 'team'. I expect we'll have a chance to ask them some questions. Help me with this... What should I be asking of them? I will carefully consider...
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    uncontrollable emotion

    Thanks for your words of support. I'm completely new to this and have no idea what any of the shortforms stand for. What is SSRI?
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    uncontrollable emotion

    Dad has just been diagnosed with ALS. He's 73. As all of you have experienced in your lives, we are devastated. Dad was one of those 'old-school' guys who never showed emotion, no matter what the circumstance. Lately, however, he is prone to fits of uncontrollable crying at times when you'd...
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