I am 70 years old and was told I had ALS in October 2007. I had it before they told me because I was falling alot at work and used a cane. When I retired it got worse so I went and had tests and found out. I have progressed slowly. I cannot walk and have a power chair and my hands and arms are getting very weak. I am on Hospice and they get me up every morning and get me ready for the day. I have some wonderful friends that put me to bed at night and watch over me all day. The friendship I have gotten is wonderful and I cannot say how much I appreciate them.
MDA ALS Awareness Month
Presents
ALS: Anyone's Life Story
A special series highlighting a different person everyday.
ALS: It's My Story Too
ALS affects entire families and communities, not just those who receive the diagnosis. If your parent, sibling, child, spouse, friend or colleague has received a diagnosis of ALS, you know what it means to say "ALS: It's My Story Too."
During ALS Awareness Month, we encourage you to read stories from others and post your own through words or photos. Please, take a moment and share your perspective of how ALS has touched and changed your life.
About ALS:Anyone's Life Story
MDA’s ALS Division introduces you to 31 people - one each day for the month of May - who are living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
This series was inspired by Augie Nieto, ALS Division Co-Chairperson, who says that since his ALS diagnosis, instead of striving for success, his goal each day is to be significant.
In their own words, otherwise “ordinary” people describe the impact of living with a progressive, incurable and deadly disease. But their stories also tell how ALS has brought new significance to their lives in ways that you might not expect.
ALS can become anyone’s life story. Please join MDA’s world-leading effort to stop it.