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    Concerned!!!

    Good Morning Prayers and blessings to everyone affiliated with the website and forum and their families. I am a 47 year male that was in great shape. I am 6ft 2in with weight fluctuated between 198 to 200 lbs. I worked out in some capacity everyday. My only previous health issues were acid...
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Speech Therapy for PLS

    I posted this on the general forum, but thought it was more appropiate for this site... Hello, My father was diagnosed with PLS a few months ago and has been experienced symptoms for more than 2 years. I wanted to ask you all about experiences with speech therapy. My father's speech is...
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    • als breathing bulbar diagnosed father muscles onset pls problems speech speech therapy swallowing symptoms tests therapy wanted
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    • Forum: Primary lateral sclerosis
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    Speech Therapy for PLS

    Hello, My father was diagnosed with PLS a few months ago and has been experienced symptoms for more than 2 years. I wanted to ask you all about experiences with speech therapy. My father's speech is unaffected yet and his lung function and breathing are perfect as by the latest tests, done...
    • Emanol
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    • als breathing bulbar diagnosed father muscles onset pls problems speech speech therapy swallowing symptoms tests therapy wanted
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    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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    Help with daily care may be available through Medicare

    I recently listened to two seminars sponsored in part by the Steve Gleason Foundation. The subject was Medicare-paid custodial care. The basics to qualify are: 1) a patient must be home bound. 2) must require professional medical care such as skilled nursing, speech therapy, or physical...
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    Cannot wrap my head around this..

    Hello, first and foremost I'm not looking for a diagnosis. Maybe just some positivity! I am a 30 year old female who was living a very healthy, active, meaningful life. The kind of life where I have 2 beautiful children, a wonderful husband, am a former mail carrier (haven't been able to work...
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    • ability back breathing breathing issues children choking clinical diagnosis emg family fatigue female lou gehrig's disease motor neuron disease muscle muscle twitching neurologist neurology slurred speech speech speech therapy story tests twitching vitamin d weakness
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Possible Bulbar ALS

    Hi all, My mother was diagnosed with possible Bulbar ALS few weeks ago. We're praying that it's something else that can be treated. Wanted to share her symptoms and hear your thoughts/suggestions please. She started having voice issues, mainly hoarseness, since about 8-9 months ago. Few months...
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Scared...

    My husband has been having speech issues for almost 10 months and swallowing issues started within the last 9 months. His speech is almost completely unrecognizable, except for a few words here and there, and his recent complaint is feeling congested off and on for the past week. I have heard...
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    • Forum: Progressive bulbar palsy
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    Speech Devices with Chinese/English?

    My mom's speech is declining fast. She has bulbar onset and I have already noticed a big difference since she was diagnosed in December. Now I often have to ask her to repeat herself and she'll make gestures. We have our first appointment with speech therapy next week but I was wondering if...
    • Maryl08
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    • bulbar bulbar onset communication diagnosed onset reading speech speech device speech therapy therapy
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    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    Communication

    Dear friends, I take my hat off to every one of you who are reading my post on your eye tracker or a similar electronic device. We couldn’t do it, both (my husband and I) young people with IT background. My husband illness was progressing very quickly. We didn’t even manage to adjust the Smart...
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    • ability age communication design early eye movement neurology reading speech speech therapy technology therapy tracker young
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    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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    My husband officially diagnosed 9/3/13

    My wonderful, kind and gentle spirited husband began having some difficulty with his voice, tone became quiet and soft when we were praying together, he said it was allergies, later he told me he didn't know what it was and didn't want to scare me as my first husband died 10 years ago and we...
    • 1Debbie
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    • allergies als aphasia choking coconut oil crying dementia diagnosed heart husband love muscles neurologist oil possible als rilutek speech speech therapy swallowing therapy tongue voice
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    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
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