HELLO, WAS EXCITED TO READ ABOUT YOUR FATHER AS MY TC HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS HIM, ALTHOUGH AM SORRY HE IS DX WITH ALS. I AM NEW TO THIS SITE AND TO ALS. I AM 46 AND TC IS 48. HIS CONDITIONS ARE SO LIKE YOUR FATHER'S AND I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE NOTES WITH YOU. IT HAS EFFECTED HIS UPPER BODY, SHOULDERS, ARMS, AND HANDS. HE HAS NO PROBLEMS BREATHING, SWALLOWING, DROOLING, EATING OR TALKING. DOES HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE FOOD TO HIS MOUTH THOUGH. HIS PROGRESSION IS SLOW, DX ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS POSTING MESSAGES, SO I HOPE THIS GETS THROUGH TO YOU. SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR MOTHER NOT EXCEPTING, HOPE SHE FINDS SOME SUPPORT FOR HERSELF. DEBBI