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    My son only 19, So worried

    My late husband passed away in 2007 at age 52. His father also had "probably als" and passed away in his fifties, so we are assuming it was familial ALS, although his father's diagnoses wasn't definite. My son is a college student, age 19, and under a great deal of stress. He recently began...
    • DLynnS
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    • age diet early eating fals familial familial als father fingers ketogenic magnesium night onset reading stress student supplements worried
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Familial ALS (FALS)
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    mother in denial - tough choices

    My mother is single and I am her only child. She lives in the southwest and I live on the east coast and travel every month or two to Africa for my job, which I love. First, a little bit about me. My job is at a prestigious organization and I just received a promotion, and may soon be offered a...
    • peacecomesfromwithin
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    • acupuncture als back balance caregiver choking confused denial denial of diagnosis diagnosis emg fell food frustrated hip medicine mnd mnd/als muscles neurologist rant sad scared spasms speech student tests thumb tongue travel tremor
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    Is this the symthoms of Als?

    Firstly, sorry for my bad english. About a week ago, i'am feeling weakness in my right hand. Sometimes i don't feel this weakness, it's surge in aleatory moments. I only feel fasciculations in the right arm and this are worrying me. I'am a 17 years old student and i don't have the conditidions...
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    Concerned exchange student

    I have read the stickies before posting here and they relieved some of my anxiety but I still have some concerns. First, I am a 20 year old male (I know there's a one in a million chance I could get ALS but I'm still concerned) and about a month ago I began experiencing body wide twitching which...
    • ajb1195
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    • als anxiety bed concerned emg feeling weak hope ideas muscle questions second opinion student symptoms test twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Very scared. Please help.

    Hello good people, I'm a 30 year old male and I have been having some really scary symptoms. I've never been this scared in my life. I'm a foreigner living in the US. I was a graduate student and now I'm temporarily working for experience. I have no one here. No family, no friends. I don't even...
    • Ash123
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    • abdomen anxiety back burning diagnosis family hours ice life muscles please help problems scared shaking shoulder student symptoms twitches weakness worry
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    23yo respectfully seeks perspective

    Hello all, After reading the sticky posts I think it's worth acknowledging that they do address some of my concerns. I'm posting because I experience intense, chronic anxiety and hope that sharing will help me leave behind some of the compulsive forum-reading and symptom-googling. I am 23 and...
    • laserlight92
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    • abdomen anxiety arm back brain breathing clinical cold early fasciculations happiness hope increase mri neurologist physical therapy reading running sad sleep stiffness student symptom symptoms twitching weakness worried worried about als worry
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    ALS paired with alcoholism

    Hello everyone, I am the only daughter of a father who was diagnosed in August. He is progressing "slowly" but I'm not really sure (no one is). My issue is that he is a severe alcoholic. Prior to this diagnosis (about 10 years ago) he was instituted as an alcoholic. He has been in and out...
    • macbro
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    • als dad death diagnosed diagnosis family father life right to die student
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
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    Please, help me!

    Hello! First, my respect to all of you people that have ALS and this is maybe very stupid of me, but I must ask. Okay, so in past 2.5-3 weeks I have everyday twitching in left arm, left thumb, right arm, eyebrow, left and right leg (left and right legs are the one that twitching is the most)...
    • Max1
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    • als anxiety arm back brain chair eating hours muscles neurologist pain phlegm pressure problem problems reflex sad scared sleep student stupid swallowing thumb twiching twitching
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Seeking your wheelchair cushion insight

    I'm a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and I'm looking for wheelchair users to help with some questions I have about wheelchair cushions for a class project. Your input will help guide the development of a new cushion technology and really help me out. Please let me know if you...
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    Tuesdays with Morrie book

    :) Tuesdays with Morrie, a fantastic book about a Professor With ALS non-Christian but the book is written by a student of his and therefore has a twist of looking upon the disease from the outside as an observer. Plus the running comments and thoughts of Prof. Morrie I cried and marked many...
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