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I'll start off by stating my age and gender. I am a 15 year old male, fairly healthy, tall and pretty thin (very thin, actually.) I am usually a cross country runner (I ran cross country last year,) but this year I decided to play football, a bad choice on my part (now that I think about it.)...

A story about falling ill in ALS, the devil´s disease, with reflections and criticism you can have as a physician after onset of ALS. Author Ulf Ljungblad MD, PhD - August 2014 ALS is sometimes called the devil´s disease. It usually affects fully healthy often physically very active persons...

Cannot begin to describe how stoked I am that this Ice Bucket Challenge started by Pete Frates and his family has taken off. I'm a teenager in high school, and to have my friends, family members, and my football team and coaches accepting the challenge and raising awareness is just awesome. The...

DC court with majority republican appointees essentially invalidated Obamacare by eliminating subsidies in states without state run exchanges-like Texas. Now that I cant work, once COBRA runs out my family would need one of these policies to get healthcare. Left to themselves, the insurance...

I think I just need to talk maybe? ...Difficulty in swallowing and speech were the first signals that something wasn't right... My beautiful mom was diagnosed with ALS on Jan 2013... It was devastating... I look after her on my own 24/7 and it breaks my heart to see her so weak, skinny and...

This is some very fascinating research. While I'm not medically qualified to make this statement, I'll just throw it out there that this could be something to explore in unusual / atypical symptom presentations, especially in those younger than the average age for MNDs. Personally, I've been...

Why Do Women Cry? "Why are you crying?", a young boy asked his Mom. "Because I'm a woman", she told him. "I don't understand", he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will, but that's o.k." Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does Mom seem to cry for no reason?". All...

Hey guys, So this is my story. I am a 25 year old male. Have had my fair share of diseases in life, (IBD diagnosed as a teenager and some rheumatic issues related to that) but up until now nothing that is neuromuscular in its character. This spring (´11) I felt more tired than I had done ever...

I am worried about ALS. I am a 26 year old male and I have a neuro checkup scheduled, but I wanted to hear other's opinions. My GP and family think it is stress or BFS or conversion disorder, but I can't get this out of my mind. Four years ago my ex broke up with me. I started shaking...

Hi, I know this isn't exactly pertaining to ALS but I stumbled across this site and found more current and useful information regarding Myasthenia Gravis than any other and figured I'd get a more timely response as well. So, if anyone could help me it'd be very much appreciated. About 2 years...