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Journals
My Best Friend
- By healALS · Posted June 23, 2009
- 0 replies
- My cousin, who was my best friend, just passed a month ago from ALS. It was a difficult four years, although out of it all, came positive experiences and lots of love. We created a lifetime of cherished ...
True Story: The Foolish Gentlemen
- By KarenDawn · Posted June 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- The Foolish Gentlemen 6-19-09 I sat in the corner sipping my wine Glad to be out in, it’s been a long time The band was playing, the lights were dimmed When a man came to me and asked me to dance. Take ...
Emotional Rollercoaster
- By Steph09 · Posted June 19, 2009
- 11 replies
- Here is what I hate about ALS. Just exactly that! I hate that ALS makes me hate. I hate that it makes me feel powerless and I don't even have the damn disease!! I try to encourage my brother to do the ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
- 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
NEW BOOK ON LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE
- By CharlesHaleSrWife · Posted June 8, 2009
- 3 replies
- HI TO ALL IF YOUR IN THIS SIGHT THEN YOU PROBALY HAVE SEEN A.L.S. I HAVE WROTE A BOOK MY HUSBAND DIED 7 YRS AGO FROM A.L.S.THE BOOK WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THING'S THAT I'VE EVER HAD TO FACE AND WRITE ...
Siblings of ALS Patients
- By Steph09 · Posted June 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hello all. I was just wondering something and thought I would throw it on the table after sharing it with Greensmile. I have seen the designations for PALS and CALS but have never seen one for siblings ...
belly fat
- By greensmile · Posted May 31, 2009
- 15 replies
- hi to all :) i know this sounds crazy but does anyone know how to get rid of belly fat? i'm totally grossed out by this "tire" of fat and obviously am unable to excercize it off.any attempt to strain ...
just things
- By greensmile · Posted May 27, 2009
- 1 reply
- i know,i haven't updated in ages(naughty me)things are generally as usual although getting weaker and weaker but my smile's getting brighter and brighter :) we have so much to be thankful for.as rabbi ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
- 36 replies
- Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...
I have a question about ALS symptoms?
- By CMAC143 · Posted May 3, 2009
- 9 replies
- I joined this site a few months ago, but have never actually posted anything. I'm not really sure how to go about this, but here goes...my husband (Charley) was diagnosed with ALS on 12/7/08. He has been ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
Searching For WV PALS
- By Steph09 · Posted March 30, 2009
- 5 replies
- My newly diagnosed brother lives in Charleston, WV. The closest ALS support group is in Pittsburgh, PA. That's just not acceptable. I am searching for other WV PALS and CALS in the hopes a support group ...
I need help ASAP
- By Steph09 · Posted March 27, 2009
- 12 replies
- My brother who was diagnosed with ALS on January 8th with leg and hand weakness is already experiencing difficulty tying his shoes and buttoning his shirts. He also has fallen on numerous occasions, the ...
living with ALS
- By iyonna · Posted March 24, 2009
- 0 replies
- My name is Tonya diagnosed in April 2007. Started having symptoms in 2005 in my hands couldn't shuffle cards, pots kept falling out my hands. In the early part of 2006 I began to limp and fall my right ...
PALS Augie and Lynne Nieto on the NBC Today SHOW Wednesday March 18th -
- By BobbyB · Posted March 18, 2009
- 1 reply
- PALS Augie and Lynne Nieto on the NBC Today SHOW Wednesday March 18th - Augie and Lynne Nieto, co-chairs of MDA's ALS Division, will be featured Wednesday, March 18, on NBC's "Today" show. Among other ...
Trent Cole
- By Bonniesdad · Posted March 14, 2009
- 4 replies
- This is the first time I am writing a journal entry. My father, Trent, passed away this morning, after a 4 1/2 year journey with ALS. He was 67 years old. I have read all of your journal entries, especially ...
Wow, still here and healthy...
- By metaroc · Posted March 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- God, thank you... I am still relatively the same as when I joined this site... except for my hands, they are curled up, and can't use them much... I can still hold a glass and can brush my teeth, barely ...
Huntington Bay artist painting against the clock
- By alsgny · Posted March 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Mark Kuhn's latest works of art seem to vibrate with incandescent color. Decorating the walls of Kuhn's Huntington Bay house, the paintings are filled with interlocking green, blue, pink and orange figures ...
