Chad Smith
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Chad Smith
MemberSeptember 8, 2020 at 10:25 pm in reply to: Silencing Genes to stop ALS progression or onsetOk thanks Amanda. Â I need to get that done.
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Chad Smith
MemberSeptember 8, 2020 at 3:45 pm in reply to: Silencing Genes to stop ALS progression or onsetSilencing genes sounds good to me for genetic ALS. Â What kind of test does one need to get to find out if he or she has a genetic linked ALS??? Â Is the testing done at the local ALS clinics???
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Chad Smith
MemberAugust 21, 2020 at 12:02 am in reply to: compound-found-in-blackberries-prolongs-lifespan-reduces-disease-severity-in-alsAfter I first read this article a few months ago, I started eating about 3/4 of a cup of fresh black berries every day.  I am new to ALS (5 months diagnosis; 9 months symptom onset) so I don’t know if it is working on slowing my progression rate down or not.  My neurologist told me he did not give the article much weight because studies done on mice do not always correlate very well to humans.  I still continue to eat the black berries every day though.  I figure they are a healthy food and will at least help clean up my diet.  I have nothing to lose and everything to gain when it comes to dealing with ALS.
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Chad Smith
MemberJune 10, 2020 at 11:30 am in reply to: Why ALS patients shouldn’t wait for fast appeared drug and therapies?Interesting read.  Thanks for sharing