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Facebook Raises Awareness of Motor Neurone Disease by Sarah Ezekiel

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · New reply December 1, 2008
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  • Facebook For Good Entry from on Vimeo. Facebook Raises Awareness of Motor Neurone Disease by Sarah Ezekiel The video is now online, great job Sarah ! You can vote every day http://apps.facebook.com/facebookforgood ...

PatientsLikeMe for ALS/MND Video

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 30, 2008
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River of Hope: One Couple's Journey with Lou Gehrig's Disease

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · New reply November 29, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • River of Hope: One Couple's Journey with Lou Gehrig's Disease Posted: 6:00 PM Nov 28, 2008 Last Updated: 9:53 PM Nov 27, 2008 Reporter: Sarah Rasmussen Email Address: sarah.rasmussen@weau.com 0 comments ...

ALS - Head and Shoulders

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · New reply November 28, 2008
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Web site tracks 2,175 miles for ALS

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 28, 2008
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  • Web site tracks 2,175 miles for ALS By Julia Melloni • Correspondent • November 28, 2008 http://www.2175forals.com In September, when temperatures were mild and the sun was still high in the sky, 29-year-old ...

A new technology called BrainGate

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 27, 2008
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  • A new technology called BrainGate enables Stephen to control a computer using his thoughts. Here's how it works. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ somuchsofast/view/braingate.html?&c=3wm ...

Family, friends and extreme sports helping Spruce Pine man b

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · New reply November 27, 2008
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  • Family, friends and extreme sports helping Spruce Pine man battle ALS disease by Susan Reinhardt published July 22, 2007 12:15 am SPRUCE PINE — Those who’ve met Bobby Brannigan walk away with a piece ...

Today's Hero: Bobby Brannigan

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 27, 2008
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  • Friday, November 21st 2008 Today's Hero: Bobby Brannigan November 21. We are happy to introduce you to Bobby Brannigan - our Hero on this clear and sunny Friday. Bobby has been part of this journey, keeping ...

JUMP 2 FOR ALS

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 27, 2008
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Bobby B Skydiving for PALS

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 27, 2008
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Newsweek Magazine wk of November 10, 2008

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · New reply November 12, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • I just received my Newsweek magazine. I was flipping through it, and in the MY TURN page a story about a man who has ALS. Michael Goldsmith wrote an interesting article about ALS. I would put the whole ...

My "Always Laughing Society"

Carol9
  • By Carol9 · New reply November 9, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I am 58 years old and was diagnosed with ALS in January, 2006, although I started experiencing symptoms last summer. I am a teacher and told my school and students immediately. They had all noticed the ...

Just need to talk about it.

CMF88
  • By CMF88 · New reply October 29, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • I have a sick grandmother who is only 60 years old this year. She was diagnosed with ALS in August 2008. It started in her leg and now is moved to her arm. Today my grandfather took her to a ALS clinic ...

4 Months Since Diagnosis

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · New reply October 13, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • It has been nearly four months since my diagnosis. To say I have learned a lot about ALS would be a complete understatement. I have done these things. 1. I got active in the ALS Associations Walk to D'Feat ...

pilots

greensmile
  • By greensmile · Posted October 12, 2008
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  • i had a funny experience just a few days ago.when i'm out and about people who know me are aware of chair,vent,and voice amp system.those who aren't familiar ask the craziest questions.the one that beat ...

ALS va Presumptive September 23, 2008

pcormier
  • By pcormier · Posted October 3, 2008
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  • 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
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  • 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 ...

Heartbroken

helen
  • By helen · New reply September 16, 2008
  • 13 replies
  • I never received my feeding tube and instead my life as I knew it changed for ever. I got sick over New years weekend and was hospitalized for tests on my Heart. My husband of 27 yrs fell apart and told ...

elevator

greensmile
  • By greensmile · New reply 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 ...

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