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    Can someone cause ALS?

    I am wondering how ALS starts? What are the different theories as to what causes it? I know that apparently doctors don't know what exactly causes it, but there must be some possibilities? I am also wondering if someone can cause someone to have ALS? I am worried because I feel like someone I...
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    Counselling for the family?

    My mom has ALS and I just want her last years to be full of love and happiness and energy and fun, but there is so much tension. It makes me so worried and sick. Mom's husband is not caring for her emotionally and there have been huge fights about how he is treating her. I have fully involved...
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    Holidays

    I miss going on holidays with my mum. She is so limited as to where she can go now...that upsets me the most. We used to go camping all the time. There are some places she can go, but she kind of doesn't want to cause it is so much work for her and she wouldn't be as comfortable as she is at...
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    Falling

    My mum has lost nearly all muscle in both of her legs. She has fallen a few times fairly seriously....once, she fractured her ankle and she has twisted her ankles & knees a few times now. She falls trying to get onto the toilet mostly, but she also has a hard time transferring from her scooter...
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    What causes ALS?

    Seriously, there must be something that causes ALS. Do they just not know exactly what it is yet? My mum first started experiencing her muscle weakness after she was put on Lipitor for her high cholesterol. She swears it is because of the Lipitor that she has ALS now, since once of the side...
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    Mom has ALS and I have questions

    Hi, (I also posted this in Caregiver area by accident) I am new here and have read some posts...they are very helpful so thank-you. I always avoided researching ALS cause I was scared to learn just how bad it is, but that isn't very helpful to Mum. I am glad I have somewhere to ask...
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