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  1. bkite

    The Mensa Convention

    There was a Mensa convention in San Francisco. Mensa, as you probably know, is a national organization for people who have an IQ of 140 or higher. Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a local café. When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt shaker contained...
  2. J

    Various pieces of equipment

    Hello, I am in the process of going through everything I have. I am donating a lot of stuff to my local ALS chapter but there are several pieces of equipment that I am trying to sell to recover some medical/funeral costs from. Hoyer Lift, Quantum Edge chair T70 Cough assist nice reclyning...
  3. kitkat

    Who do we start with?

    Steve was diagnosed January 2016. I still work fulltime. We have managed to make things work up until now. I would help him dress and eat before I left for work. If I was not going to be able to go home for lunch, I would leave a cut up sandwich & snacks between paper plates with a small...
  4. Erika

    Mom is being admitted to hospice tomorrow.

    The nurse that came for the initial evaluation was super nice and explained how my mom would get all the equipment she was already using, plus what ever she needs to be comfortable including a low air loss mattress. I was so relived. She also said they have a team who specialize or have...
  5. B

    Give a LIFT for ALS Idea

    Hello all, Something I wanted to share that was developed by a charity in Canada: 'Give a LIFT for ALS' was recently selected as the winner of a global creative competition trying to come up with original ideas that could build on the extraordinary success of the Ice Bucket Challenge...
  6. F

    Boatloads of Puns

    Fresh off the email circuit: a man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Dijon vu - - the same mustard as before. practice safe eating -- always use condiments shotgun wedding --a case of wife or death. a man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy. a hangover is the wrath of...
  7. L

    looking for a wall mount bathroom sink

    I want to install a wall mount sink. While there are many available, I haven't found what I'm looking for. I would like one deep enough so I can wash my wife's hair and minimal front lip so she can brush her teeth. So ideally it would have a sloped front yet larger and deeper than most...
  8. A

    i don't know if i have ALS or not, panic attacks because of that.

    i'm 21 years old. (I learned english by my own, so i apologize for any mistake) 2 months ago i had an Arrhythmia for like 4 days. After that, i had a problem in my neck, it was hard stand my head with my neck, and that came with Dizziness (it stoped after a week) Now, i've had fasciculation...
  9. WendyWooG

    A Spring cleaning of attitude

    A recent post in the calls section has made me re evaluate my attitude to things. Who we were as a person has a big impact on how we deal with the monster and how hard/ easy we make things for our family cals friends as things progress. I was always a doer an organiser a busy person, someone...
  10. R

    Neurologist Scheduled May 18th

    For all of the people who have told me to get off this site or Why am I here? I apologize to you and ask you to disregard this post unless you have kind insight. This is for Nikki, Laurie, and Mike...and a few others who have helped me along the way. I have scheduled an appointment for May 18th...
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