Hi Everyone,
I am new to this- but as my husband's sole caregiver, I have been reading your posts and have found valuable suggestions and help. My husband, Marv, was diagnosed in Sept. of 2005. He started with slurred speech, then difficulty in swallowing and eventually had to have a peg...
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:?: HELLO EVERYONE,
I LOVE THIS SITE & ALL OF THE HELPFUL INFORMATION:-D
MY HUBBY HAS ALS BULBAR & LIMB ONSET HES 48 YEARS OLD NOW & WAS DX. 8-06-03 HES NOW ON A VENT AT HOME, HE CAN'T SPEAK OR MOVE. I READ HIS LIPS, I AM PRETTY MUCH HIS SOLE CAREGIVER I AM 46.
WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED 31 YEARS &...
We just found out in July that my Mother has ALS. It started with her speech and swallowing and then she started having trouble with her right foot dropping. She now has a feeding tube because it was too hard for her to eat and take her meds. She is 77 and lives with my husband and I and I am...