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    Is there much hope without bipap?

    I have posted very little since my mom's diagnosis in January '08. She has had such a fast decline, and I have been needed a lot with helping out my dad, so the computer is last in my life. I was hoping someone can help give me a prognosis on our situation or maybe a glimmer of hope. My mom...
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    • advice bipap breathing dad decline diagnosis eye eyes hope hospice hours life lung capacity movement muscle night peg tobii vent
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    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    Vital Lung Capacity question

    Hi, I am confused on how to read the numbers my mom recently received from the pulmonologist. I thought maybe someone else could help me to understand what the levels mean. Her latest tests show that her vital lung capacity has dropped from 1700ml to 750 ml since her last visit. It seems to...
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    question about transferring patient w/ feeding tube

    My mom was diagnosed with ALS in February of this year. She has progressed very quickly with no movement left except neck and facial muscles. Her speech is just about gone and breathing is not the best. She is finally getting a feeding tube in the morning (later than we all would have...
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    • als bed breathing chair dad diagnosed feeding feeding tube movement muscles speech wanted
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    • Forum: PEG feeding tube help
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    Mom may have ALS

    Hi, My mom began having problems with her right hand just before Thanksgiving. The doctor found some disc issues in her neck, assumed this was the problem, and she began physical therapy for the problem. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, her symptoms began to worsen. It began affecting her...
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    • ability advice age als arm biopsy brain chair christmas dad diagnosed fell health information lyme lyme disease medical mnd muscle biopsy muscles neurologist parkinsons physical therapy problems stress stroke symptoms testing therapy
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    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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