awww i'm sorry to hear that. you're a very strong person, so level-headed and understanding. You too, Rose. I really admire you guys, you're very positive people. I'm no cynic, but most definitely the type of person who will worry myself into a stupor/depression/anxiety-ridden existence - well actually it took my thinking about ALS to actually get me to realize this. I've never obsessed or worried about something as much as I have this, and unfortunately while I know I shouldn't stress until a proper diagnoses, I'll worry anyway. It's inevitable. It really didn't become "real" until the throat and tongue problems. otherwise, again, I could assure myself that, like said before, it could be a myriad of different things.
to obsessively ask about life expectency and demographics is kinda insensitive, and for that I'm sorry. There are those who are my age and have been struck by this and other diseases, it's a fact of life.
but if the saliva and tongue problem aren't immediately indicitive of ALS, what about sudden choking? I choke a lot lately. Like even just 5 mins ago. NEVER happened before. Not trying to sound stubborn, I'm definitely hearing you out, and your opinion has actually helped calm me a bit
life is definitely too short for me to obsess, I know. It's not even the dying myself. That's sad, but a way of the world. It's my Mom and my brother, the pain it would cause them (I know that so many on this forum can actually really relate to that statement, so my heart goes out to you) - anyway... this is really depressing stuff.
I can remind myself I'm young, and that's a bonus as far as the probability goes.
The burnt pot, the punches to the head worry me. But I guess those aren't really in the Risky side of the business. Hopefully not, eh. hehe.