memorial

Hi everyone, I am newly diagnosed (12-29-15) with ALS. Since my dx, I've been devastated. My mom passed away in August and I was in a pretty deep depression over that when I got my dx a couple month later. I feel like I was hit over the head with a sledgehammer, and that wasn't enough so I...

Today is a particularly hard day for Audrey (Jeanau). It's her son's memorial service. He was only 37, and died unexpectedly this week. Faced with the ravages of ALS, she is now grieving an unimaginable loss. What great trials to bear! This thread is to comfort and encourage her with...

We have booked several trips this year that I am really looking forward to: Definite; -Over the July 4th holiday Toronto to see a Bluejays game and site seeing, then Niagara for fireworks and the falls. -Over the Memorial Day Holiday in September a 15 day cruise leaving from England to Paris...

She was a brightly shining star Team Trickett Wendler: Fewell to Fight ALS Last night, March 18, at 9:15 Trickett passed at Waukesha Memorial Hospital with Tim beside her. She said last week that she hopes people will keep loving her, but hate ALS. When people asked her what they could do for...

I'm not sure who will all remember me, as it has been some time since my Sweetheart died in 2011. I am now over 3 years out into my new existence as a widow and mom to two beautiful little loves. I did hire a moving truck and 2 guys and moved us back into Jason and I's house. That was indeed...

Okay- I'm convinced! My Joe's favorite singer was Frank Sinatra! Our annual 3 day drive to Florida each year was listening to every cd Sinatra ever recorded! Last week at his Celebration of Life Memorial service, MY WAY was the musical background for a slide show on his life. He adored Old...

I ended up going to get an EMG to put my fears to rest and just wanted to make sure that you guys thought this was a qualified neuro. He did the EMG himself and noted no abnormalities and he did almost every muscle on the right side of my body.. "Dr. is an ABPN certified Neurologist and member...

My first without my Hayden. What an emotional roller coaster the entire thing has been, with so much to come in the next couple days. I have been blessed with a couple truly wonderful friends who have helped keep me going. They came and decorated, took me shopping, brought me drinks lol. Thank...

A month ago, my dear husband Tom passed after a 7 year fight with ALS at the age of 68. I haven't been on this site in a few months because things got very hard towards the end. He began to really weaken over the summer, developed aspiration pneumonia on September 10th, spoke for the last time...

Hey guys, been running from the dreaded ALS for a while now. It seems like it is inevitable at this point. Presented with eye fatigue, breathing difficulty, and weakness in one of each limb. Twitches started in legs at the same time I noticed the llimb weakness. Not much long later, I had...