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Hello Everyone, I hope all is well. I'm writing because I need help/hope dealing with my new symptoms. I would like to add I was just diagnosed in January of this year and it seems like every day since then, i'm noticing more task becoming more difficult for me to do. My symptoms started a year...

hello, This is the first time I've joined any type of forum and from what I've read i feel this is a good place to start to get help to the zillions of questions i have about this new life and maybe my journey will help someone else cope. I'm a 45 year old woman diagnosis with ALS in January...

My boyfriend of 6 years and father of my son who is 27 is going through the proccess of being diagnosed with ALS. The neurologist has already said his diagnosis is early stages of als and we are now seeing an ALS specialist who said it looks like ALS but he wants to go over the ct and mris with...

Hi I am 24 years old my boyfrind is 27 and has been having signs of ALS.This all started 2 months ago he came up to me n was like liok at my tongue it keeps shaking which we now know are called faciculations so i made him go to the hospital he said he thought it was normal but i told him it...

Started as a beautiful morning! I was up at 4AM to get a jump on the day. I'm able to do a lot of work on client computers, remotely. So early morning, before Darcey is up and about, works great. At 7:30AM, I went upstairs and greeted Darcey with hugs, kisses and smiles. The sun was...

I know the title is extremely random and I promise it somehow relates to ALS. :) I am new to this forum, have been reading it for a little while but first time posting. My mom was recently diagnosed with ALS in December and since then we've moved in together. Before this all happened I was in...

So my mom will be moving in with us. (my wonderful boyfriend and I *just* moved in together 4 months ago). I'd like to get her an iPad because now she'll have access to the Internet, which she's never had before. She's not tech savvy at all, and I don't even know if she'd use it. It won't be for...

Hi Everyone. My boyfriend's mother has ALS. He has handled well accordingly to the circumstances until recently as her progression has gotten to a scary point. She has a feeding tube, lots of mucus, and she can no longer talk clearly. I feel horrible for him and his family and I often have no...

M and I have been having discussions regarding whether he needs a health alert monitor. I now insist that some one stay at the house at night. M is mobile to a point. we have walkers around the house. He can get down the stairs with railings and he can still drive. Outside he uses his...

So I understand that people don't always know how to react to bad news or what to do for someone having a hard time, but I feel like ever since my dad got diagnosed with ALS, I have been trying to hide my pain from my boyfriend. The night I told him I cried on his shoulder for a while but the...