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  1. AlmasDaddy

    "So Much So Fast" PBS to air So Much So Fast - April 3, 2007

    PBS to air So Much So Fast - April 3, 2007 FRONTLINE 9pm 3/13/2007 Beginning with Stephen Heywood’s ALS diagnosis at the age of 29, "So Much So Fast" offers a window into the Heywood family’s battle against ALS and the birth of ALS TDF (now the ALS Therapy Development Institute). When he...
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  2. M

    What TCM treats

    Western Diseases Treated by Oriental Medicine in Present-day China Note: In the source texts these diseases are differentiated according to TCM. For example, the single western disease asthma could be due to Lung Qi Deficiency, or Kidneys Not Grasping Qi, or Wind-Heat Invasion of the Lungs...
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    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  3. J

    West Nile Dx with Bulbar ALS Symptoms

    Hello, hoping someone can help me with Bulbar ALS symptoms. In spring I ran fever and thought I had a sinus infection,with eye strain and numb tingling under my right cheek. In August I developed a twitch under my right eye and muscle tics and spasms all over my body (mostly in my thighs and...
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    • als als symptoms anxiety atrophy back bulbar bulbar als bulbar onset cramping dry mouth emg eye fatigue mri muscle muscle fatigue neurologist night nose onset questions shoulder spasms symptom symptoms test tongue tongue atrophy twitch voice wes
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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    ALS Specialists in the Pacific Northwest?

    Hello, I am new to your site. One of my closest friend's was diagnosed a few days ago with ALS. She's been experiencing ascending paralysis, weakness in her legs for several weeks now, and has been tested for so many different things. I have no experience with ALS, but faced cancer myself...
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    ALS film opening in NY 10/11 & Boston 10/27

    We are makers of the film, So Much So Fast about ALS and the Heywood family’s fight against the disease. Many PALS, CALS and clinicians have seen the film since it premiered at Sundance and have found the film powerful, insightful and inspiring. The film is opening in New York on October 11...
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    caregivers

    My Mom has ALS. She lives with us. She has progressed very rapidly. She can't communicate and is totally immobile. We have caregivers, but they are pricey and don't seem to stay long. I haven't had much luck with agencies. Could anyone give me info on 24 hour live-in care and/or people you...
  7. M

    Urgent - Nippv machine - Any Advice? (UK)

    Hello Am trying to get access to a NIPPV machine quickly ... Does anyone know where we can get to buy or rent one from urgently ? My mums hubby has MND/ALS and is in final stages - he was taken into hospital and ahs been rescusitated a few times, he has chosen to decline a Trachy tube and...
  8. David

    Help Firefighters Strike Out Muscular Dystrophy

    Mississauga's 2nd Annual Bowl-a-Thon SATURDAY JUNE 10TH 2006 FROM 1PM-4PM INCLUDES BOWLING, SHOES AND PIZZA $120 Per lane (6 Persons.) OR $25 Per Person Brunswick Bowl – Stanfield Road, Mississauga (at Dundas street, beside the Canadian tire, west of Dixie) Family fun in a licensed...
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    Canadian researchers have used stem cells to repair spinal cord injury

    NEUROSCIENTIST DR MICHAEL FEHLINGS AND STEMCELLS KREMBIL NEUROSCIENCE CENTRE AT TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL. I found a article about rsearch this scientist is doing at this hospital for als using stem cells couldn`t get the article to post on here so you will have to look this up manually. but it...
  10. L

    Finding Faith and the road ahead...

    I am reluctantly a new member here. My dear mother, age 57, was diagnosed with ALS a few weeks ago and I was shocked at how casually the doctor mentioned it without any type of emotional preparation. Since then, we took a family vacation to Cuba and are waiting for our second specialist...
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    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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