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    James "Buddy" Garrigan

    Thank you to all, you are such a wonderful compassionate group, you will always be in my prayers
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    If you know of someone who needs one in the Orlando/Oviedo Florida area and someone can pick it...

    If you know of someone who needs one in the Orlando/Oviedo Florida area and someone can pick it up it's yours You can e-mail me at [email protected] and we can work out details.
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    Hi Stu: My sister in law was going to donate buddy's wheel chair, don't know if she has yet but...

    Hi Stu: My sister in law was going to donate buddy's wheel chair, don't know if she has yet but I see you are looking for one. They are near Orlando Florida. Laurie
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    James "Buddy" Garrigan

    I just wanted to let everyone know that my brother Buddy passed away on March 16th at the age of 49. For as much as he struggled and suffered with this disease he passed away very peacefully with all of us by his side. Buddy’s struggle with ALS, also showed what kind of man he was when faced...
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    Swelling?

    Buddy's Sister I see my awesome sister in-law posted about Buddy's swelling. I was just down visiting Buddy and the Lasik doesn’t seemed to help at all, the swelling in his legs is unbelievable it goes up his whole leg and they are hard as tree trunks, i mean so stiff, i can't imagine it's...
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    Sorry must post..

    This site is a life line for me. I don’t post very much but read everyday and I have not come across one single person who is not compassionate of everyone ALS Dx or no Dx. I do not have ALS, my brother does and the people here are my heroes. I can not begin to tell you what I have learned...
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    Causes of ALS

    My brother paved roads for years and I always wonder if inhaling all the chemicals in the tar might have done something. Then again we lost a sister to Lupus (another autoimmune disease) when she was 38 so who knows......
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    Anyone have any experience with getting grants for handicap adaptation?

    Al is so right, Stu @ ALS Guardian angels has been wonderful and he put us in touch with a wonderful ALS Nurse called Marybeth who has been a Godsend.
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    columbia medical center ,nyc

    My brother went to Columbia twice, he saw Dr. Mitsumoto. The first time (Aug of 06) they said they didn’t think he had ALS said they wanted him to come back in 6 months (he went back May of 07) when he went back they were pretty sure it was ALS. It had already been diagnosed by 3 different...
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    sleeping trouble

    my brother mostly sleeps for short periods of time (2 hours) he says he can't get comfortable on his side but if he lays on his back he says he can't breath, even with the Bipap. Also he feels the need to get up and go to the bathroom quite often. So I don't know if this is what most people...
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