young

A hip young man goes out and buys the best car available; a brand new Ferrari 550. It is also the most expensive car in the world, and it cost him $500,000. He takes it out for a spin and stops for a red light. An old man pulls up next to him on a moped. The old man looks over at the...

My husband was dx. In dec. 18 we have very little past family history due to the fact that his maternal grandfather was adopted with no records and his paternal family have all died at young ages ( under 50) except for his father as of now who is 48. Reed is 28 and I am just curious if we...

Hello, We are wondering whether to do genetic testing... There have been no more known cases of ALS in our family, apart from my recently diagnosed father. However, a cousin of my dad had MSA and another cousin is now being seen by neurologists with suspected Parkinson's disease. On the other...

Hi Can anyone help ? My husband 65 years young, (ex Indian Navy), physically very active till diagnosed and even after, has pseudo bulbar palsy. Diagnosed May 2017. The last couple of months he has lower limb weakness- uses a walker. Is on Edaravone and Rilutor. Of late he has thick phlegm...

Hi, i look at this site for a few month, now i need some help please. 6 month ago a saw some twitch in my calfs and feet. The twitch are non stop 24/7 since july. I got at least 5 to 10 twicth per second. A lot. I also have some mild atrophy in my left thenar. Twitch are non stop in both feet...

We are fortunate that we have a large living room and dining room all in the same big room. Christmas Day night we had 6 young relatives visiting, sitting in the living room, Ann was in the kitchen, I was at my desk surfing the computer just for something to do. I could have heard the cat...

Hello, first I just want to say thank you for reading this and for those who are affected with “A” y’all are brave souls and I pray for y’all. I didn’t wanna post on here because I felt like i didn’t need to but I feel like I’m losing my life. I’ve recently lost my job, almost my relationship...

Thank you in advance for reading my post and apologies if some of my questions are not consistent with the sticky notes. I am 27, male. For the past four months I have perceived weakness and feeling of numbness in left arm and leg which tend to come and go. The numbness is usually more...

Hi all, My son was diagnosed just over 4 years ago (October 22, 2014) at the age of 22. Sunday will be his 27th birthday. As we with ALS, four years in and things are looking grim. I was wondering if there are others out there that are in their 20’s and battling this horrible disease? My son...

I’ve read the sticky note that said that this is not a progressive sensory disease. I felt immediate calm when I read that. But then personal experiences of people with ALS seem in line with what I am experiencing. For about 10 days I have experienced sudden muscle weakness. I am still a 5/5...