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Journals

ALS va Presumptive September 23, 2008

pcormier
  • By pcormier · Posted October 3, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • You should be able to go to a VA website and receive the official word. A ruling went through last week. As of September 23, 2008 ALS is now presumptive of service connected. The "beginning %" is 30 ...

VA to grant benefits to all veterans with ALS

flyfisher
  • By flyfisher · Posted September 24, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Today, Sept. 23, 2008 the Veterans Administration will publish regulations officially establishing ALS as a service connected disease. Effective immediately, all veterans with ALS will now have access ...

elevator

greensmile
  • By greensmile · Posted September 15, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • happy elevator,we have our private elevator and it's amazing.it's still in the process of the finishing touches but it will work out beautifully. now i can go out with-out a second thought,no strain,no ...

Why does God allow pain and suffering?

WayneLampe
  • By WayneLampe · Posted September 9, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • I have a a website www.wtlpc.com or you can link on God tube below 3 minute video. Then you can look at my shared videos. http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?vi ewkey=aa686a58e29293f0b6b7 ...

Privacy and control

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted August 27, 2008
  • 48 replies
  • At Inspire, we think about privacy all the time. Virtually every web site has a privacy policy; you can read ours here: http://www.inspire.com/about/privacy/. But simply following the letter of a privacy ...

Long Island Walk 2008

alsgny
  • By alsgny · Posted August 5, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • We are gearing up for our Long Island Walk on September 27,2008. If anyone wants to join us please go to the website. Or if you just want to donate, please do so as well ...

believing

greensmile
  • By greensmile · Posted August 1, 2008
  • 15 replies
  • hi to all, i was wondering if any one out there has had to deal with a family member who stubbornly says your problem is only psychological.i do,my eldest sister says this and has convinced her children ...

I'M SORRY

missinmyangel
  • By missinmyangel · Posted July 31, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • I just want to say I'm sorry.Not that I feel responsible for this disease,but I understand anyone's pain.Both the diagnosed and the family members. All suffer.I am her e to talk to anyone who wants to ...

Living the life in peace...

metaroc
  • By metaroc · Posted July 30, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Thank you God for giving me peace... I am so grateful for relative good health... I am glad to be alive... I feel good and I'm happy ...

Info

fraulibby
  • By fraulibby · Posted July 24, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • My mom has been diagnosed with Bulbar ALS. She is elderly and I guess I thought this was something that occurred earlier in life. Any one out there who has a parent diagnosed late in life ...

changes and news

greensmile
  • By greensmile · Posted July 23, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • hi to all :) well....it's been a while-naughty me...;) we'll be beginning "project elevator" in a few weeks which will make life much easier,big time and will facilitate getting out with greater ease,and ...

Over 1 month since Diagnosis

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · Posted July 22, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • Well...I have been diagnosed over a month... I still slur my speech..(getting worse) and have problems eating and swallowing... (getting worse). I have been to a nutritionist...I did tests for him that ...

Reading binge.

lynalee
  • By lynalee · Posted July 4, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I love to read, so this weekend I picked up pleasure books from the library by two of my favorite authors to read at the river and was just a little disappointed in both-Dean Koontz' The Darkest Evening ...

New feature: video!

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted June 28, 2008
  • 24 replies
  • I am pleased to announce that we have updated Inspire to support video. You can now share a video of yourself, videos that you find inspirational or informative, and more. I've included one of myself ...

I believe they're ahead of the pack

Eddiespaza
  • By Eddiespaza · Posted June 21, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • After nearly 1 full year of nonstop surfing on the Internet for answers & hope, I've seen a lot of encouraging scientific breakthroughs, yet none have even come close to delivering a basic and or effective ...

Support your group and raise awareness with badges

Walter
  • By Walter · Posted June 20, 2008
  • 39 replies
  • Hi everyone. We added a new feature today that you can use to support your groups and the organizations that sponsor them, and get the word out about the causes that are important to you. If you visit ...

I Just Found Out

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · Posted June 17, 2008
  • 16 replies
  • I was just diagnosed with ALS on Wednesday June 11, 2008. I had to tell my sons on Father's Day, which was not fun!! My wife has been tremendous...so protective , sometimes too protective. I do not know ...

New feature - profile completeness gauge

Tasha
  • By Tasha · Posted June 12, 2008
  • 14 replies
  • Greetings from TeamInspire! I'm your friendly neighborhood designer, here to tell you about some new features. You might notice that today we revamped your member homepage - https://www.inspire.com/member-home.pl ...

Doctors know Best!!!!

Dee8
  • By Dee8 · Posted June 4, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • My husband was diagnosed with ALS in 2006. His progression is slow. We recently moved and had to deal with finding new doctor. My fustration is dealing with idiots because he can still move his arms and ...

my life with ALS

ro44bo55
  • By ro44bo55 · Posted May 28, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • now today I can no longer walk and I can't dress myself either.living with ALS sucks ...

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