introduction

I have been on this forum 4 over a year thinking about posting and saying hi. I kept thinking I'd post some long introduction 2 me & my story. It occurred 2 me today I was just avoiding becoming part of the community. SO....I am Justin,36, going on 18 months since diagnosis. My symptoms started...

Hello to you all, I am a new member to this forum, however I have been reading some topics on here for about a week now seeking answers. You are all so supportive so I thought I would register and tell my story to possibly get some answers and help with my anxiety. My symptoms started about 5...

I have been using a wheelchair for 9 months and think I have learned enough to make it worthwhile sharing a few things. For background, I now have 3 wheelchairs. Primary chair is a Permobil C500s VS (I have over 650 miles on it now) Backup chair is a Permobil C500 Corpus 3G (I have only put...

Hi All, I've just discovered this great forum and I felt it might be an idea to introduce myself. My name is Blake, 22 years old and my mother was diagnosed with MND in September, 2014. It has been one of the most testing experiences of my life, and that is no exaggeration as many of you would...

Today mom had her clinic visit. Her fvc numbers were really low. She tested at 55 two months ago, and before that she had maintained a constant 60 since October of 2014. Today she tested at 17. I was unprepared to hear such a low number since she doesn't outwardly show such marked decline. When...

Hi Everyone, I've been a member for a few years now. I feel a little Embarrassed that I've never posted anything until now. I have gotten a wealth of information from everyone. Here's a quick rundown about me. I'm 58, Married to my high school sweetheart for 36 years. I was diagnosed August...

I over heard the children in church as they where working on memorizing the entire book of 1Peter. As I listened to them I had some thoughts about what they where reciting. I thought I would write those thoughts and more down as a brief commentary on the book. 1 Peter 1: 1,2 New King James...

Hi I have read the introduction to this thread about twitching not being first sign of ALS. How ever I have twitching that is accompanied by pain and tightness in hamstrings. It's not extreme pain and tightness where I cannot walk but just irritating tight feeling in the hamstring. Do I need...

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Hello all, I was diagnosed with ALS in April of this year, about a year after I starting showing signs of slurred speech. So, I'm not newly diagnosed, and have had time to process my situation, but I'm new to the ALS forums, having only registered recently. I realized I would benefit from...