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  1. S

    I'm a Stranger, Here, Myself...

    Hi, gang. I was just wondering if I could get a rundown of some of the things I have to look forward to. My mom was diagnosed with ALS on 5 April, of this year. From what I've read online, she's bulbar onset, the primary, most highly visible symptom being her increasing difficulty with...
    • SorrowfulJones
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    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  2. M

    Caregiver guilt

    Hi - My dad has had ALS since 1989. I started taking care of him when I was 23. I'm now 39 and recently relocated him from my home into town to an apartment with a live-in and a p/t caregiver. My family rallied around to get him into the apartment (no easy feat - he's got a brilliant mind and...
    • molliaj
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  3. T

    Not Qualified

    Small town living got ta love or do you. i was tlaking to my eldest daughter tonight and she asked me if i was miving in with tim and she is happy for both of us. then she broke the news to me that she was talking to her stepmother and she cant understand why i would be moving in with tim unless...
  4. SoniaT

    Need help finding paid caregivers.

    Hi StaceyM, I was wondering if you have been in touch with the ALS Society in your friend's area? They may be able to point you in the right direction. The people I found useful were the community care nurses out here in BC. They didn't provide me with caregiving for my mom but they seemed to...
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