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  1. KimT

    Financial Situation and Future Planning

    I'm writing this for the benefit of all CALS and PALS. I've been a CPA for nearly 40 years. Part of this has involved personal financial planning and teaching personal financial planning at the college and university level. PLEASE make sure you have a financial plan and your spouse AND...
    • KimT
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    • age cals children death disability early family finances financial financial planning information planning students
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  2. D

    Masitinib phase 2-3 positive final results

    AB Science announces positive top-line results of final analysis from study AB10015 of masitinib in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease Primary analysis is a success and confirms interim analysis Company to host webcast on masitinib in ALS AB Science SA...
    • DrFab
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    • als clinical cure data death disability drugs financial free lead medicine neurologist paralysis progression research riluzole symptoms test tests treatment trial tyrosine update urgent website
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Research and trials
  3. K

    Did NurOwn work for you?

    Hello PALS I have been doing some research into NurOwn as a therapy for ALS. The problem I have is that I'm not a scientist, and the published reports leave me a little confused as to what is actually going on. I was hoping that a few people on this forum may have undergone the trials to date...
  4. C

    Newly diagnosed with ALS, 55, female and afraid

    Hello---My name is Cathie and I am from Boston. After over a year of tests and doctor appointments I was diagnosed. I now am getting care at the ALS clinic at Mass General Hospital. I am walking with crutches and use a walker at home. I have stairs into my condo building and I am afraid I...
    • Cathie45
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    • advice als ankle boston clinic crying diagnosed female financial meds newly diagnosed problem tests walker
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
  5. S

    My brother has new symptoms - legs stop working for days at a time

    Hello all, For the last 4 months my brother has been having 6 weekly IVIG treatments to rule out possible MMN, and seemed to be responding - his bicep which had atrophied is growing and he's regained use of a finger that had stopped working. However in the last few weeks he's developed a new...
    • SBHarley
    • Thread
    • advice als back brother cals children clinical diagnosed financial financial help finger info mmn mnd mri paralysis stop working support symptom symptoms test tests treatments wheelchair young
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  6. M

    Dad with ALS/FTD - Advice on helping

    My dad was diagnosed with ALS just over 3 years ago and those symptoms have been very slowly progressing. He was more recently diagnosed with FTD, and those symptoms are more of what we are seeing and his doctor's feel has been there before the ALS diagnosis was made. As my parents marriage is...
    • mcunliffe
    • Thread
    • advice als anger anxiety back dad depression diagnosed diagnosis fear finances financial ftd insurance reading support symptoms van vent
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: ALS and frontotemporal dementia
  7. N

    Question about medicaid and home health vs hospice

    So we only have one company in the area that does home health and hospice. Right now I am getting pt twice a week along with an aid that helps Vicky shower and shave me. Twice now they have had a rep come by and " advise" us. He is really pushing us to switch to hospice and go on medicaid even...
  8. D

    Dangerous loopholes in "aid in dying" laws

    I do not come out on either side of the suicide or physician-assisted suicide issue, but I do staunchly support the right of PALS to be fully informed about their prognosis and treatment options. Indeed, in every debate concerning physician assisted suicide, all sides agree that the patient...
    • Dave K
    • Thread
    • ability assisted suicide cals choking dying end of life equipment family fear financial home care hospice hours ice increase information life pain risk sleep support treatment
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  9. A

    Ranting Thanks or Thankfully Ranting

    M has progressed significantly in the last year. He has given up walking and currently is using his Zinger (our traveling electric wheelchair) in the house. We have an appointment at Spaulding for him to be fitted for a power chair. I have appreciated the recent threads regarding the PWC...
    • avnl
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    • ability baclofen botox cbd electric wheelchair financial foot gabapentin hours hoyer night oil power power chair problem pwc running sad sleep speech surgery swallowing transfer transfers wheelchair
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  10. rose

    Contest

    I almost posted this in the Tips Tricks and Gadgets forum, but decided to stick with this one. Starting Tuesday, you can enter a contest to win a playtex ventaire bottle and the adapter tip which lets the bottle be used for gravity feeding. The advantage of this bottle over using the...
    • rose
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    • age als cals cost feeding feeding tube financial free peg problem test website
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: PEG feeding tube help
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