Resources for teens with a parent with ALS?

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Turtals

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CALS
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Being a teenager these days under normal circumstance is hard enough (for example, I have a senior and we are in the throes of college acceptances/rejections/etc.), but add having a parent with ALS to it....

Aside from therapy, what has worked for your kids?

Does a forum like this exist for kids of PALS?
Or any other resources that you/your kids found particularly helpful?
Or do any of you have kids that have/are going through this that would be able to find/provide comfort to others going through it?
 
You might want to look here https://www.hopelovescompany.org/

Their main thing is the summer camp for which registrtion starts in January. You may get some leads browsing the site.
 
My son, who is now 36, dealt with my husband's Marfan syndrome (an often-fatal genetic disorder)/many surgeries throughout his childhood, and later ALS as an adult. He has helped teens/20-somethings here before and is always happy to do so. Anyone is welcome to let me know if you would like to pass on Sean's contact info to any of your kids.

Best,
Laurie
 
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