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Amanda and
Cate are now friends 2 years, 6 months ago -
Cate replied to the topic Are you a pALS who still works? in the forum Living With ALS 2 years, 7 months ago
I still work, and I’m interested in hearing from other pALS on this topic. I commute 150 miles round trip three days a week, work from home two days. I’m a writer/editor, I can walk with a cane, have full use of my right hand, and my speech is pretty clear (diagnosed 8/19 but have had symptoms 2.5 years). I’m lucky! Will be getting voice to text…[Read more]
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Cate posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago
Hi Amanda, thanks for your help. I am learning from all the forum discussions, but am most interested right now in how pALS who are still capable are managing driving and work, how they knew it time to stop.
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Hello Cate!! It sounds like you are asking about the early stages of ALS, but please correct me if I am wrong. Each person’s experience with ALS and how slowly or quickly the disease progresses (or what it effects) is different, so determining when someone should stop driving or working is likely complicated and different for each pALS. I would…[Read more]
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Cate posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago
Thanks, Dagmar! I’ve been reading your columns for a while and they really inspire me.
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Thank you! That’s good to know they have been helpful.
Also, I have a blog at: https://alsandwellness.blogspot.com/
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Cate became a registered member 2 years, 9 months ago
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Hello Cate,
Welcome to the forum! I am one of the forum moderators, as well as a person who is also living with ALS: I was diagnosed in 2010. If there is anything specific you would like to see discussed on the forum, feel free to post a new topic in any of our forums or jump in on an existing topic. If you have any questions, concerns or even…[Read more]-
Thanks, Dagmar! I’ve been reading your columns for a while and they really inspire me.
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Thank you! That’s good to know they have been helpful.
Also, I have a blog at: https://alsandwellness.blogspot.com/
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Hello Cate, and welcome to the ALS forum. I’m Amanda, one of the co-moderators. Thank you for joining the ALS forum. Please take a look at the topics and ongoing discussions. You are invited to join in, comment, ask questions to our members and/or post discussion topics. If there is a topic you would like us to post, just reach out and let us k…[Read more]
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Hi Amanda, thanks for your help. I am learning from all the forum discussions, but am most interested right now in how pALS who are still capable are managing driving and work, how they knew it time to stop.
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Hello Cate!! It sounds like you are asking about the early stages of ALS, but please correct me if I am wrong. Each person’s experience with ALS and how slowly or quickly the disease progresses (or what it effects) is different, so determining when someone should stop driving or working is likely complicated and different for each pALS. I would…[Read more]
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