jmr1956
New member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2018
- Messages
- 2
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 07/2018
- Country
- US
- State
- NY
- City
- Waterloo
My Mom will be 89 in November. She was always very busy, doing her own cooking, cleaning, etc. She got out with friends a couple of times each week. She was just diagnosed in July with Bulbar ALS and is having trouble speaking clearly. Is there anyone out there who was diagnosed at this later stage in life and can tell me what to expect?
She is getting frustrated with her inability to speak as well as she once used to. She is often tired, and takes many naps during the day. We already have a stairlift in my parents' home and she's finally beginning to use that.
We're taking her to the ALS Clinic sometime in the next couple of weeks, and hopefully they can give us some suggestions on what to do to help her cope with this. I'm afraid that she is just going to give up.
Any help or support you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I am so afraid for my Mom, and also my Dad who is 88 and also not in the best of health.
She is getting frustrated with her inability to speak as well as she once used to. She is often tired, and takes many naps during the day. We already have a stairlift in my parents' home and she's finally beginning to use that.
We're taking her to the ALS Clinic sometime in the next couple of weeks, and hopefully they can give us some suggestions on what to do to help her cope with this. I'm afraid that she is just going to give up.
Any help or support you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I am so afraid for my Mom, and also my Dad who is 88 and also not in the best of health.