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  1. K

    Sorry to find myself here but glad I found you

    Finally, here. I have been a longtime lurker. I have been tempted to ask questions, but ultimately I decided to wait. And I waited for a long time. Having been finally diagnosed, I will let you know how everything began. In the spring of 2016, I started noticing some problems with my left...
  2. G

    Please Review and Comment: ALSinfo

    Essential information for the newly diagnosed! This is my magnum opus. This, along with my other documents and efforts to support the ALS community, is how I justify my continued existence and attempt to make amends for a lifetime of hubris. I have just begun my 7th year post diagnosis and I...
  3. S

    No diagnosis - Nervous after 6 months

    I’m concerned about my symptoms I’ve been facing them for just under 6 months. Let me start out by saying that my life is very stressful. I manage about 500 people all over the world. The ups and downs of corporate politics are very impactful and my stress level in the last 6 months has been...
  4. P

    Scared and sad...

    First off, thanks to everyone on these forums. I have been visiting a bit as I'm quite convinced my girlfriend of 10 years has developed this terrible disease. A year ago today we were on our snowmobiles in northern Maine... it seems impossible that we are where we are right now. Sharon...
  5. K

    Fearing For My Life, Please Help

    Before I say anything I just wanted to say that YES, I have read the stickied “read before you post” I am a 19 year old male. Starting in the beginning of November I began to experience constant twitching in my calves. The twitching is 24/7, it does not stop. The only thing that will change is...
  6. P

    Scared this Holiday Season

    First, I want to say that I have been to this community off and on for the past week or so and have seen how incredibe you PALS and CALS really are. Thank you for doing something you certainly don’t have to do. This greatly helps people like me looking for some possible insight into their...
  7. B

    Christmas hymns

    In the spirit of the season the following link will bring you religious Christmas hymns with pictures by Thomas Kinkade. May they lift your spirit and help to bring you peace. You are miraculously and wondrously made. You are a part of the universe, present in the creation. He was born at...
  8. T

    Never wanted to do this.

    Hello, first I just want to say thank you for reading this and for those who are affected with “A” y’all are brave souls and I pray for y’all. I didn’t wanna post on here because I felt like i didn’t need to but I feel like I’m losing my life. I’ve recently lost my job, almost my relationship...
  9. Nikki J

    We came in second!

    For the most googled health concern this year. We meaning ALS not the forum. I am sure some were researching after seeing a story about it affecting or killing a famous person or because someone in their real life was affected somehow. Still I think there must have been plenty of the other...
  10. T

    Worried about the future

    Hi, yes I was doing better. Now, I’m so worried about the financial security of our family. Before this, we had a plan for retirement, college, etc. My husband earns almost twice what I make. How are we going to survive when he can’t work? And, how will we make it once he is gone? He has life...
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