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    Shoes for afo

    Hi Green Queen et al.....I have AFOs and have only been able to wear sneakers as I have yet to find other shoes that can accommodate them. Any suggestions as I am going to a wedding? Also, I am new here and don't know how to initiate a post. Can someone help? Thanks
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    Mom "probably" has ALS, according to specialist

    Hi everyone. I'm new here. My mom was just told on Friday that she "probably" has ALS (just in time for our fun mother's day weekend planned together, how wonderful life can be!) She's been having difficulty speaking for about 2 or 3 months now. Difficulty swallowing as well. No other symptoms...
    • missbelle
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    • als dad family hours life mri new here speech support surgery swallowing symptoms tests weakness worries wrong
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    ALS in family, neurological symptoms

    Hi, im new here. Im not diagnosed with anything yet but i hope there is someone here who can listen to my story and reflect. Two in my fsmily had als (my mothers aunth and my mothers cousin.) It began in july with sudden weakness in my left shoulder, then after that my weakness had spread in my...
    • malin
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    • als back clinical cramping diagnosed emg family foot hope muscles new here shoulder story symptom symptoms test weakness
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    New here, not new to ALS

    Hi All, Just wanted to introduce myself. I was thilled to find this forum. I have been on others, but this is the first I've found directed at the CALS. My Husband, Brian, was dx in July of 07. He actually started with symptoms in the winter of 04-05. He started limping. He wouldn't go...
    • Narrowminded
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    • ability als bed cals children clinic early emg eyes family health insurance kids life love medicare money mri new here night stress symptoms tests tobii walker wanted wheelchair
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    Do my symptoms fit with Als or any ideas what they might point to

    Hi. I'm new here but I've been following for a while.I've not wanted to post before as I know many of you have real and diagnosed problems, and I did not want to waste your precious time. My anxiety however is getting difficult to control (I am signing up for counselling while I wait to get to...
    • Veryscaredmummy
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    • abdomen als anxiety atrophy clinical diagnosed driving emg family fasciculations fatigue fingers flu hip ideas mri muscle neurologist neurology new here pain shoulder stiffness symptoms wanted weakness wrist
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Single mom & scared.

    Hello, I’m new here and have read the stickies and quite a few other posts…unfortunately. My “symptoms” started about 2 months ago when I made the mistake of taking to the internet for my muscle twitching. It was body wide (and still is) then I began to notice some tightness in my left shoulder...
    • nicolea
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    • ache als anxiety arm back bed breathing children cramping exercise heart ice lift mistake muscle muscle twitching muscles new here pain questions scared shaking shortness of breath shoulder stress symptoms symptoms? twitching weakness work
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    New Here - Just some Comments

    Hi, I initially thought I wanted to come on here and get some reassurance, I read the sticky, and thought, well I certainly don't belong here. My symptoms are only 7 weeks old, involve twitching in both calves and elsewhere in the body left calf tightness that is worsening with time. I was...
    • Mocha1
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    • als anxiety diagnosis health helpful hope information life new here symptoms twitching wanted
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    CALS here with my PALS Dad

    Hi Everyone, I'm new here. My Dad was diagnosed at the end of January, 2016. His progression seems to be rapid and he can't even make it to his first Clinic which would have been tomorrow. He'd have to go flat on his back in an ambulance. He is 83 and just arrived from independent to skilled...
    • MsBoots
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    • age als back bipap cals clinic dad diagnosed diagnosis equipment health heart helpful hip immediately insurance long term care insurance new here pals peg progression reading wanted wheelchair work
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
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    New here

    Hi, is stomach pain common in later stages? They have done every test and can't find any reason for the pain other than it is disease related. My PAL is 58 and she was diagnosed very late after having symptoms for a long time. She was vented and now has a trache. During the past week she hasn't...
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    Nervous/worried I may have ALS

    Hello, all. I'm new here, so bare with me. First off, I would like to send my thoughts and prayers to anyone who has/had or has/had a loved one with ALS.<3 I'm not too sure where to begin, but to just throw it out there, I'm a little worried I may be developing ALS. For the past few months...
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