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  1. Clearwater AL

    New cars...

    New cars… (For those bored... something to read.) :-) Fifteen, twenty and 30 years ago when I bought a newer or a brand new car after I signed the paper work and got the keys… I’d get in the car I just bought, happy with my purchase. I’d reach under the front of the seat and adjust the seat...
  2. tripete

    Gideon's Question

    i asked "how much more", and was wrong for doing so. i have no right feeling sorry for myself. it is becoming increasingly difficult to remember who i am while this disease and the illness of my loved ones comes bearing down on me. i need to remind myself to be thankful and to use what ever i...
  3. M

    Afraid of dying / existential stuff

    Hi. Lately (few months) I have been feeling depressed and anxious. I am afraid of dying. Not the dying itself, but the existential questions around it. Was my life useful? Have I been inspirational, funny, social, intelligent...good enough? Will the not forget me? I keep getting stressed...
  4. A

    Wish I never watched ALS videos but....

    Hello - I am a 38 year old male 6'0 173 lbs Medication: Adderall, Zoloft, Kratom I been noticing lately that I get very tired when walking up hills or stairs. After the second flight my thighs really start to burn. I am not out of shape but I also don't work out regularly. I have about 2...
  5. G

    Newly diagnosed

    I was diagnosed by a neurologist about 5 weeks ago after two EMGs and MRIs confirmed his suspicions. I'm not sure how long I've had this as I was in treatment for Lymphoma in 2014 and never fully recovered from Chemotherapy. Now that I have done some research, I think I was passing off some...
  6. Kristina1

    is anyone else impressed by...

    A funny spin on perceiving my disease-- Is anyone else impressed by how much they still *can* do when you look at your muscle atrophy? I look at my hands and they look so shocking to me from atrophy, as if they belong on someone whose been living in a concentration camp. Yet here is am...
  7. M

    Worrying Symptoms

    Hi all. Wanted to say hello and express how much respect I have for everyone here after reading through many posts in which people were helping and reassuring others. It's heart warming to see. Over the past three weeks I have developed muscle weakness, twitching and fatigue. Starting in both...
  8. E

    Driving

    Just got finished reading a chapter in this book ,about dealing with ALS. One sections says in order to drive and be covered ins. Company must be notified. Has anyone had a problem with this. I've never been told or heard of this , just did a 27 hr. Trip back from Florida to Ontario. Anyone have...
  9. A

    16 years on from diagnosis

    Hi folks, (I hope it's appropriate to post this here - my apologies if not - I'm new to the site and I thought this might just help someone...) I was diagnosed 16 years ago. In 2002 I was having falls and finding it awkward to place my feet but I never saw the diagnosis coming. I was just...
  10. tripete

    Dear Past and Current Caregivers

    I want you to write a book. I would like as many of you as want to contribute 5+ pages about what you have learned about, ALS including tips and tricks, what you have learned about life living with a PALS, and life after your PALS has left. I would put all my energy that I have left into...
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