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Hello everyone, My Mom has started with new symptoms of shaking of her legs especially during the night. It wakes her up all night long. She is also starting to shake when she rises from her wheelchair to go to her bed. Is this indication she will not be able to walk at all soon? Also she is...

Debbie, I am so sorry to hear your having the same troubles as me. Watching a parent go through something like this is so heart wrenching regardless of their age. It can make you feel really helpless. My mom has diabetes which could definitely be considered a stressor as it is very hard to...

Thanks Cindy Thanks for your kind words Cindy. The support of the forum is really comforting. I know my mom has a tough road ahead of her and I want to do the best i can to support her through it. She is only 55 years old and has been through so much already with this disease. Her Dr. said...

Myasthenia Gravis Hi Melanie, I have myasthenia gravis which started the same way you are describing your symptoms. I (overnight it seemed) started with my not being able to pronounce s's. I started to have a lisp. Then I stopeed being able to swallow, liquids esp. after about 4 months I...

Great web site Thanks for posting this web site. It is very informative. Take care.

Does anyone have the symptom of really needing to concentrate to form words? My Mom's speech sounds thick and nasally at times and her neurologist said she has jaw jerk relflex. My Mom said she notices she needs to concentrate but doesn't notice swallowing problems. Doctor is sending her for...

Hi Doug! My mother does live with me. I just repainted/redecorated her bedroom for her since it had been my son's and was a blinding yellow! The flowers are a great idea for the room though. Thanks for welcoming me to the forum. Take care. Andie

Thanks Shelley for the reply. My Mom stopped working in 2003 after she fell and dislocted her shoulder. She does not have any fasiculations, but seems to have all of the other signs. I am so sorry about your husband's troubles. My Mom lives with me now so I should consider myself her...

Hi. I am a new member here. My Mom has had symptoms since 2001 of weakness. She now is in a wheelchair with syptoms of progression. (Babininski, clonus, EMG showing chronic denervation) She has also started to have some trouble forming words, but this seems sporadic. He neurologist is now...

Thanks so much for the information. I am trying to educate myself as much as I can about what really seems to me is ALS. She has all the signs except the rapid progression. Any advice anyone can provide is so comforting. Thanks again and take care!