Iggy
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- Jan 14, 2011
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- Loved one DX
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- 01/2011
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- MEX
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- NL
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Hi everybody! First of all, just by reading some of the threads in this forum, let me tell you guys that you are a great and admirable bunch. (English is not my first language, so sorry for my spelling and in case I say something that could be misunderstood)
As you can see, I'm new to the forum. A family member has just been diagnose with ALS, but he wants to get a second opinion, and his doctor agrees, and he said that if he could go to the US to a specialized clinic, much the better.
Well, he can go, so he needs to decide where to go. As he is flying into the US anyway, geographic location is not that important. The Doctor mentioned the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, a clinic in Harvard (Boston) and the Cleveland clinic as some of the options. I saw references to Dr. Bedlack of Duke in this forum.
So, my starting post in the forum is to ask you guys about recommendations of a clinic for a reliable diagnose, and a multi-specialty approach to the illness. He also wants to learn as much as possible in that visit about the disease, what he should be doing, how he should be prepare, what reasearch is being done, etc. In short, a professional, humane and complete approach to the problem.
He is doing his research on his own, but I want to help anyway I can, so your comments will be appreciated.
Thank you.
As you can see, I'm new to the forum. A family member has just been diagnose with ALS, but he wants to get a second opinion, and his doctor agrees, and he said that if he could go to the US to a specialized clinic, much the better.
Well, he can go, so he needs to decide where to go. As he is flying into the US anyway, geographic location is not that important. The Doctor mentioned the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, a clinic in Harvard (Boston) and the Cleveland clinic as some of the options. I saw references to Dr. Bedlack of Duke in this forum.
So, my starting post in the forum is to ask you guys about recommendations of a clinic for a reliable diagnose, and a multi-specialty approach to the illness. He also wants to learn as much as possible in that visit about the disease, what he should be doing, how he should be prepare, what reasearch is being done, etc. In short, a professional, humane and complete approach to the problem.
He is doing his research on his own, but I want to help anyway I can, so your comments will be appreciated.
Thank you.