Ecowarrior
New member
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2006
- Messages
- 7
- Reason
- PALS
- Country
- US
- State
- Missouri
- City
- Imperial
My husband just recently signed up and asked a few questions he had. My father who is 64 was recently diagnosed with Bulbar Als. This was very devastating to all of us. I am so worried what to expect as time goes on. He seems to be doing okay right now, his speech is his most noticeable symptom. He has admitted that he has been waking up the last six months with tingling and numbness in his arms. The other day he was very dizzy. It is just going to be so hard to watch this disease take over his body. My dad is the rock of our family. My parents are doing a lot of the things they have read in the book Eric is winning. Has anyone been able to slow down the progression of this disease? How fast does this disease progress? Since this disease started with his speech I am concerned my dad will loose his ability to swallow soon.
Another question I am curious about my dad was in a car accident in late September he was alright the truck rolled a few times and he had a small gash on the top of his head. About a month and half later is when we started to notice he was having slurred speech. I recently typed in head trauma to see what I could find about 100 different things appeared under this heading, one thing that caught my eye was Bulbar Palsy. I was confused what I read about Bulbar Palsy. Has anyone heard of this? Is this the same as Bulbar ALs? I am just so curious if the accident he was in could have brought this on.
I know I asked a lot of questions I could sit here all night asking questions. I think this sight is great, I enjoy reading every-one's experiences. If anyone has any answers to my questions or could share their story I would love to hear them. Thank-you for taking your time to read this.
Take care.
Holly
Another question I am curious about my dad was in a car accident in late September he was alright the truck rolled a few times and he had a small gash on the top of his head. About a month and half later is when we started to notice he was having slurred speech. I recently typed in head trauma to see what I could find about 100 different things appeared under this heading, one thing that caught my eye was Bulbar Palsy. I was confused what I read about Bulbar Palsy. Has anyone heard of this? Is this the same as Bulbar ALs? I am just so curious if the accident he was in could have brought this on.
I know I asked a lot of questions I could sit here all night asking questions. I think this sight is great, I enjoy reading every-one's experiences. If anyone has any answers to my questions or could share their story I would love to hear them. Thank-you for taking your time to read this.
Take care.
Holly