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Yesterday I got a new iPad the hospice help me set it up I can get on your now for a while I was not able to see the poses the cell phone was too small for me to see it's good to get back on the road so I can see what everyone has been through and see you all again I miss being on here from all...

I have another 6 weeks before I get in to a neuromuscular specialist, so I'd love to have my mind eased (or prepared for the worst?). I am a 41 year old woman. I was diagnosed with SLE (Lupus) a few months ago. Over 4 months ago, I also started having symmetrical severe weakness and near...

Good morning to all. The symptoms started a few months ago. First, I noticed Atrophy in my left hand with pain here and there. A few weeks ago I started having muscle Atrohpy in my forearm with very bad pain. I can easily feel the bone in my left arm where it folds compared to my right arm. My...

I'm curious if any PALS are experiencing any heightened sense of smell. About two years ago, well before my official diagnosis of ALS, I started to experience an acute sense of smell that would result in what I can best describe as a gulp or involuntary swallow. It started off with strong...

Hello all, I don't post here often but I have been a member of this community since last year. Some friends and family have asked if I have considered going to therapy to help me deal with my partner's ALS but I keep resisting. I had a major depressive episode in 1999 and went through a...

To the website, not the disease, but I understand it's in somewhat bad taste to post new stuff (especially long stuff, and this is long). However, I thought this might help some people. Some background: my PALS was diagnosed August 2011. At the time I was 5 years free from anti-depressants...

First off i have no writing skills and low budget fingers dont work like they should. History great grandma had als didn't realy rember that grandmother passed of als 6 years or so ago ive seen 9 drs. In the last 10 months and all my problems started about 2 years ago severe cramping in right...

What do you eat? What diets have you tried. Have you simply tried to maintain/gain weight or have you tried high antioxidant diets, anti-inflammatory diets, paleo, etc? Are there things you have incorporated into your diet that you didn't eat before. Have you found you feel better or worse...

Good Day. My name is Todd Gibson. I am a 45 year old male, for South Dakota. I have been reading the forums for about a week, and finally decided to ask my question. I have been having so rather interesting symptoms, and I wanted to get your expert opinion. And no, I've never suffered from...

I'm new here! I found this site because I'm trying to sell some of the abundance of medical equipment we accumulated while my Dad was sick. But, since I'm here... My father's name is Mark T. Hoops. I'm not sure yet if it's unhealthy for me to use the present tense, but there will never be...