emdeekay
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- Jul 31, 2013
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- Reason
- Loved one DX
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- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Peterborough
My 86 year old Dad was diagnosed with ALS this week, late onset and slow progression. My step-sister, who had worked at his place of work (a chemical plant), said that she had heard of two other ex-employees of the plant (a small one) who had come down with ALS after leaving work/retiring. Our physician was interested in this possible environmental link, as Dad worked at a fatty-acid production plant.
My question...allowing for the small size of population and unconfirmed anecdotal nature of the report...and for the huge numbers of unknowns re: ALS....has anyone else heard of any clustering of ALS incidence around specific environmental factors?
My question...allowing for the small size of population and unconfirmed anecdotal nature of the report...and for the huge numbers of unknowns re: ALS....has anyone else heard of any clustering of ALS incidence around specific environmental factors?