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I am just sitting here crying reading all these posts and don't even know where to begin. I thank you all for what you share; deep, personal and informational; your stories are all tragic yet I know that they are helpful to all that read, including myself. My reason for writing (and I am sure...

My wife has had ALS for 3 yrs. and up till about 3 months ago crying was an everyday occasion, but not excessive. Now, it is almost overwhelming. She cries a lot and sometimes she gets over it quickly and sometimes it lasts. She refuses to take anything, although I believe she needs to be on an...

Since my Dad's diagnosis earlier this week, I have spent hours on the internet. There is so much information and so many new medical terms to learn. My Dad is 78, which seems much older than most of the cases I've been reading about. I'm interested in learning about others' experience with...

Tomorrow will be 24 weeks since Bob passed away and I miss him more and more each day. I found this online today, on a site called griefsjourney. com and thought I'd share it with those who have lost their loved ones. Grief Is.. Grief is more than just a constellation of feelings in...

My wife has these crying binges, that are really hard to take for me. It can happen almost anytime and unexpectedly. I have learned to brush most of them off, but it hurts to see her like that. I suspect that her frontal lobe is affected and that she can not control these occurrences. To tell...

Hi, My best friend's dad was diagnosed less than a year ago, and he has not been doing well. As much as I care for the whole family, I am desperate to try to be there for my friend, but I don't know how. She's always tended to hold in her feelings until she implodes unless I pretty much make...

Hi. I was diagnosed with ALS Aug. 2011 by ALS doc. Had second opinion at Hopkins- they diagnosed with PMA form of ALS in Nov. Clinic appt in March, but have a Feb. appt. with neuro at Hopkins. Started in trunk.. legs. By July hands, fingers, and arms. Every muscle from neck down.. but no...

Hi all, I just joined this forum. I am truly at my wit's end and everything I have read here makes me feel like you guys (and girls) have all the answers. First, let me say that my problems pale in comparison to most of yours. I am not the caregiver of my father, 77, who was diagnosed in June...

Why Do Women Cry? "Why are you crying?", a young boy asked his Mom. "Because I'm a woman", she told him. "I don't understand", he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will, but that's o.k." Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does Mom seem to cry for no reason?". All...

Monday morning I got a call as I was getting ready for work--my 85 yo dad had a heart attack and was at the hospital. my sil is visiting for a few days and i left m y husband with her and went over there. he is going to need bypass surgery to survive and has multiple blocks. I spent the day...