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greensmile
  • By greensmile · Posted May 31, 2009
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  • By Leon · Posted July 30, 2009
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4 Months Since Diagnosis

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · Posted October 9, 2008
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Siblings of ALS Patients

Steph09
  • By Steph09 · Posted June 1, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
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company that specialized in travel for the disabled.

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted February 16, 2009
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A PALS' Gift

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  • By BobbyB · Posted December 6, 2008
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Everything Will Be OK

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  • By BobbyB · Posted December 2, 2008
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LEARNING TO FALL VIDEO Each click earns a buck for Augie's Quest, and best

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted December 2, 2008
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Facebook Raises Awareness of Motor Neurone Disease by Sarah Ezekiel

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted December 1, 2008
  • 1 recommendation
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River of Hope: One Couple's Journey with Lou Gehrig's Disease

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 29, 2008
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UltraVoice PlusII

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · Posted November 28, 2008
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ALS - Head and Shoulders

BobbyB
  • By BobbyB · Posted November 27, 2008
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The other ugly side of ALS

swhite-geo
  • By swhite-geo · Posted October 7, 2008
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Over 1 month since Diagnosis

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · Posted July 22, 2008
  • 1 recommendation
  • 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 ...

I Just Found Out

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · Posted June 17, 2008
  • 1 recommendation
  • 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 ...

breath

greensmile
  • By greensmile · Posted March 21, 2008
  • 1 recommendation
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Urge Congress to Join Our Fight for a Treatment!

AdvocacyDepartment
  • By AdvocacyDepartment · Posted March 10, 2008
  • 1 recommendation
  • Continue Funding for the Peer Reviewed ALS Research Program at the Department of Defense We need your help today to continue critical ALS research taking place at the Department of Defense. Please ask ...

ALS e-communities

rknt50c
  • By rknt50c · Posted May 24, 2007
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  • Someone recently asked me to put together a list of the ALS message board sites that I was aware of. I did so and added some editorial comments which are my personal opinions only. I share them here in ...

I am happy...

metaroc
  • By metaroc · Posted January 10, 2007
  • 1 recommendation
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