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  1. M

    MisaoForaCause.com ALS Charity

    My father was diagnosed with ALS in 2005, we have been coping as best as we can. Fortunately, there is an ALS clinic nearby in Atlanta, but my father told me a couple of months ago that the clinic was in financial trouble, and it may have to close down if it can't find more funding. Knowing...
    • mkrontz
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    • als awareness clinic coping diagnosed father financial money nurses
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Off topic everything
  2. P

    Newly diagnoised? Want to travel ? GO!

    Just wanted to give my own two cents for what it's worth. I know that ALS patients progress at different rates and many travel well after becoming disabled, but in my friend's situation this is not the case. Six months after being diagnoised and he is entirely too fatigued to make any trips (and...
  3. Pollyanna

    Just trying to stay ahead of the runaway ALS Train!

    Help! I'm my husband's caregiver and have nobody coming in to help at this time. So far we've been able to stand him up long enough to transfer to the toilet and back to his recliner/lift chair. But this week his legs and arms are so weak, he can no longer stand, so I'm using a Hoyer lift...
    • Pollyanna
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    • age als back caregiver chair clothes eating financial hearing heart help! helpful hoyer hoyer lift ideas life lift problems shower toileting transfer
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  4. J

    Financial Information maybe ?

    Greetings: I am new here - just found this place. I am 1 year from diagnosis - maybe 2 years from first overt symptoms - basically bulbar ALS. Most of my arm function is gone - shoulders, upper arms and lower arms. Some wrist motion left, and fingers work, but very weak. Anyway - have been...
    • JustMe
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    • als arm bulbar bulbar als diagnosis disability financial fingers ideas information new here problems story symptoms work wrist
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  5. P

    Need Help: "getting your affairs in order" (what does that mean?)

    Hello. I am asking this for a friend. Recently diagnoised with ALS and the doc at the ALS Clinic told the couple that they needed to "get their affairs in order". Of course we know that that means a will, financial arrangements, etc... But, they are at a loss right now as to where to start...
    • Pearl
    • Thread
    • advice als clinic disability financial friend medical power social security
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  6. P

    After Dx, what is the first step in planning?

    Hello. A very dear friend of mine has been diagnoised recently with ALS. The family is devastated. My question is: After one has been diagnoised and all the follow up doctor appointments and testing have been arranged, what is the first step in planning or making arrangements for the future...
  7. E

    Going on vacation

    My wifes Father has recently been diagnosed with ALS. He's known for over a month now. Me my wife and her brother and sister would like to take Mom & Dad to the Dominican Republic-Punta Cana. My Father in law started crying and told mom he won't go because of the financial situation. Well my...
  8. A

    Asking for financial support for the rilutek medicine

    Hi everybody, I just signed in as a new member to this group and i'm glad o be a member of this forum. I'm jane from the Philippines and I was just diagnosed ALS positve last month. It's so sad and hard to accept it, but i'm still hoping for miracles. I hope anybody can advise me where to get...
    • ajane
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    • als canada diagnosed financial free hope life medicine new member please help please help me rilutek sad support
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: New members
  9. rosales20

    29 yr. old brother

    Hello everyone, Out of desperation and hope I have arrived here. I have a 29 yr. old brother who was diagnosed with ALS just a few months ago. He was a division I football player, in great shape and had a career (financial consultant). It all started last year in June. He informed me that...
  10. S

    Financial support for the ALS patients.

    Hello,i have ALS and living in ontario and want to know if there is any financial support beside the CPP as i dont have any other insurance and income and getting only $800.0 from the CPP . My wife is my care giver and not working and things are not looking good,what ever savings we had we used...
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