eyes

I am 21, female and 32 weeks pregnant and can't believe this is happening to me and so fast :( Bit of background- my symptoms started properly about 3 weeks ago and progressed rapidly. I had had some discomfort before this that I paid no attention to- aches/numbness that came and went and...

Hi everyone, Firstly after reading some of these posts, I can firstly say that you guys are some of the most inspiring person I've come across, you truly are! I am a 28 year old female! I'm looking for a bit of guidance as mnd/ all has always been a concern for me! About 4 years ago I had...

Hello, My sister has ALS and was given a laptop with an eye gaze system. I can get the eye gaze to work for me but not her. My sister is mostly in a hospital bed and getting the lap top set up in front of her on table at a level that it detects her eyes is very difficult. Due to the angle of...

Hi All, Just wanted to introduce myself. I was thilled to find this forum. I have been on others, but this is the first I've found directed at the CALS. My Husband, Brian, was dx in July of 07. He actually started with symptoms in the winter of 04-05. He started limping. He wouldn't go...

Hi friends, I've been MIA for a long time, but my mom was relatively stable. A slow and steady decline, but nothing that limited her abilities much beyond where we were in the fall. But suddenly there were some noticeable changes in the last few weeks, culminating in a huge change today. I...

[I'm posting this again without my original closing sentence that someone thought was religious. I'm not religious, and nothing religious was expressed in my post or in any replies before the post was removed. But I guess there's no use quibbling with a censorious site moderator who thinks I...

From the first mention of ALS, I believed my wife would not want to live locked in, and it came as no surprise that when she prepared her advance directive, she wrote that she did not want anything done or omitted by her doctors or nurses with the intention of taking her life, but that she...

Our amazing, beautiful and best friend left us yesterday and said goodbye to his pain. Cinders was not just a dog, he was part of our family. He lived almost 16 years and had a wonderful life. I had to make a tough decision to end his pain and let him go . I sat down on the floor in the vets and...

Sharon, if you can PM me his settings/data, I can suggest something re the coughing. Also try to get him to note if the cough is during inhale or exhale, if breaths seem too fast/slow/long/short/deep/shallow. Best, Laurie

Okay, so bare with me here. I know you all get your fair share of people freaking out over this disease, I just need some advice. (Disclaimer this might be a long one) For the past year and a half I have been having fasciculations all over my entire body which caused me concern but after...