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Why I am Thankful for My Son

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • I had a great thanksgiving. We went to my son Rick's pad for dinner. All four of my sons were there. It was awesome for me. Family is everything to me.. After the dinner and watching football, my wife ...

ALS and my beloved aunt

Sue13
  • By Sue13 · New reply October 13, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Hi there I am new here and have been reading alot regarding ALS and searching for little new discoveries but not much yet. My aunt 63 years has been suffering from ALS for the past 2 years now and has ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
  • 6 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 ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 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!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 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 ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
  • 35 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 ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • 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 ...

UltraVoice PlusII

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · New reply March 31, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I checked out this site on the internet, and they sent me information on this voice program. I have Bulbar, and am unable to talk to any extent that people can understand. This says it will allow me to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over 1 month since Diagnosis

Chuck1106
  • By Chuck1106 · New reply August 23, 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 ...

Info

fraulibby
  • By fraulibby · New reply August 11, 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 ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply April 7, 2008
  • 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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