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    Very worried about my husband

    Hi, I have been reading up on ALS quite a bit since discovering that my husband's symptoms seem to match the disease. I wonder if any of you can shed some light on this because I'm very scared. My husband is 45. Sometime this year he started becoming fatigued very easily and he had been...
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    Concerned Over Symptoms.

    I just want to thank you first, for reading my post, and answering it to the best of your ability. THANK YOU! Ok, with that said, I'm concerned with some of my symptoms. I've had twitching throughout my body for about 1 year. I went to the doctor 11 months ago, and he recommended that if...
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    Wake Forest University ALS RESEARCH

    Hey members this is very promising. Myself and another ALS Patient were fortunate to meet with the scientist and doctors regarding their ALS research. They need to take this to the next level. We are working to help raise the funds to do just that. Translational Science Unit - ALS Center -...
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    Fear of having ALS

    Hello My mother passed away from ALS in April 2013. Ever since she passed I have always wondered if I will be next. There is no know history in the family of ALS. I am 49 years old and for the last week or a little over my body is twitching all over. First on my left arm and now my right leg...
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    Diet/Supplements

    Please forgive me if this is something everyone is bored of discussing - no need at all to post a reply if so! I have been given a working diagnosis of PLS after 2 1/2 years of spasticity (and some weakness) especially in my legs and also in upper body. I've been reading about diet and...
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    activities for advanced ALS

    My daughter is employed as a caregiver for someone with ALS. The patient is advanced and has no motor capability and communicates by speaking/lip reading. Winter time is typical for depression to set in with this patient, which in turn leaves my daughter feeling frustrated. Does anyone have...
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    Symptoms progressing

    Hi all, I have read the stickies and have tried to keep my mind as far from ALS as possible. I'm a 25 year old male, always been healthy played professional football until this past year where a 5th concussion ended my career. I understand how difficult this disease is and I pray for all of...
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    Concerned I may have ASL

    Hi all. I want to share with you all a bit of my story. I am a 27 year old male, otherwise healthy, and I've recently started experiencing some weird symptoms that I do not recognize from before. After doing the terrible thing of looking on the internet (Dr. Google) what they may be, I ended...
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    What to possibly expect?

    Hello, My neurologist dropped a bit of a bomb on me today, and I felt compelled to post here. I've been under high suspicion for MS for two years now, but some pieces of the puzzle just aren't lining up and it's been a long period of observation, more or less. It started with left foot drop...
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    Father-in-law possible ALS - clinic question

    Hi everyone. First, thank you so much for this forum! I've been reading a lot in the last several days and now feel ready to ask some questions. Forgive the lengthy backstory, but I feel like it might be important. My 72 yo father-in-law began having difficulty swallowing followed by...
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