paralyzed

  1. bythesea

    "Graffiti Artist Draws With His Eyes"

    A radio show on NPR this morning, talked about . . "Los Angeles-based graffiti artist Tony Quan. In 2003, Quan was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, leaving virtually every muscle in his body paralyzed except for his eyes". Paralyzed Graffiti Artist Draws With His Eyes : NPR
  2. J

    Mom was just diagnosed with ALS...

    Hello, Sadly I just found out yesterday that my mom was diagnosed with ALS; however, I can't help but have some doubts. I'm hoping that some of you will be able to share your thoughts on my mom's situation. About 8 months ago she started having slurred speech, which she thought might be...
  3. C

    Slight speech slurring? Any help would be appreciated.

    Hi everyone, I'm a 22 year old and I've been trying to avoid doing this for as long as possible because I feel terrible that I'm just worrying about having this while people on this forum actually do have it. It makes me feel insensitive and I really do apologize. Unfortunately, lately the...
  4. K

    Please...those with ALS, or doc., I am 22, scared, and think I have ALS.

    Hello everyone, First I want to thank you for coming into this post. I will be brief but specific. In October of 2009 I woke up with complete left side numbness. There could have been previous symptoms that I ignored. This numbness was like if you stick your arm in a bucket of ice and left it...
  5. S

    Caregiver stress – How does the family recover and go on?

    Hi everyone, I just joined and wanted to introduce myself. My 81-year old father was diagnosed with ALS in Feb 09, and the disease has progressed rapidly. Within a year, he went from driving to being essentially paralyzed from the neck down. Speech and swallowing get more difficult on a daily...
  6. G

    looking for info

    I am trying to find info for a paralyzed veteran friend who has ALS. He wants to relocate from the KC area to San Antonio. I'm looking for a list of facilities in that area that will accept patients who are 100% ventilated, will accept VA reimbursement & will allow him to use his VA-issued power...
  7. M

    Living without the mind body connection

    Hello everyone, To make a very long hard story short, my mom has ALS is if fully paralyzed. She is at home now with a ventilator and a feeding tube through her nose. She is unable to move her lips and head now so it's getting harder and harder and harder to try to understand. We usually...
  8. rocmg

    pain in weakened limbs when moving

    hello folks... back with another question. in the weakened or paralyzed limbs of an ALS patient, is it normal for the limb not to be able to move (range of motion exercises) without extreme pain. mum's arms have gotten very weak, to the point she can't raise them above about elbow height. when...
  9. A

    Desperate Young Man Looking For Help!

    Hi there, that is Patrick,a 25 year old from Germany. I´m writing this post because I really need some help from you guys to better evaluate my situation.I have just lost the ability to look at everything in a clear way. My weakness issues started in June with a weird feeling when...
  10. nishant

    Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time

    Read more here From Gizmodo: The Neuralynx System translates thoughts into speech. It connects to the neurons, sending signals wirelessly to a laptop, which translates the brain activity into spoken English. It's not science fiction: They tried it with a paralyzed 26-year-old and it works...
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