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  1. Tala

    Sad news, it's gonna be a rough year

    Mom's not doing very well. She does NOT want to go into a hospital, get a feeding tube or breathing assistance. I realize that there's not much quality of life living that way, I totally understand. Really I wouldn't want to live that way either. But still, I just don't know what to do.
  2. Tala

    Sad news, it's gonna be a rough year

    Well, I saw mom tonight. She was very quiet. Apparently the needle test did not go well. What I gathered from the little she said was that the doc said she's losing muscle (or muscle control?) in her arms and upper body. This is not good, especially consider that it started with a lisp back in...
  3. Tala

    Sad news, it's gonna be a rough year

    Mom went to the doctor today for more tests, presumably to confirm the diagnosis. Some kind of test where they stick needles in and measure muscle responses, I'm not real sure the details on it. It was at 2.30 and she hadn't gotten home when I got off work at 5.30. Dad went with her, hopefully...
  4. Tala

    Sad news, it's gonna be a rough year

    Ms.FuzzyButts : Oh dear.. I am so, so sorry: hugs I will be praying for you and her, and your entire family!! I lost my mother July 28th from cancer.. She had treatment options, and they killed the cancer.. Unfortunately, it also severely damaged her liver. She made it barely a week once...
  5. Tala

    Sad news, it's gonna be a rough year

    Some of you may remember me posting in the fall about my mom having speech problems. She had some doctors appointments at the best hospital in the state in December, but I didn't hear any updates over the holidays. Thursday night she dropped the bomb on us. They have diagnosed her with ALS. A...
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