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Shane Green posted a new activity comment 1 year ago
Hi Dagmar and Amanda,
Thank you for welcoming me to this fantastic resource you maintain!
I look forward to contributing.
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Shane Green replied to the topic Another theory! Causes of ALS in the forum ALS News 1 year ago
I’m very sorry to hear about your twin. Those are very interesting points/factors you bring up. The high altitude hiking would certainly have induced high levels of vitamin D like I was suggesting may be a factor later in life (when vitamin D levels drop off), but certainly the other possible factors you mention could be additional or poss…[Read more]
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Shane Green replied to the topic Another theory! Causes of ALS in the forum ALS News 1 year, 1 month ago
ALS disproportionately affects military personnel and athletes. Also, incidents of ALS seem to be on the rise. Military, athletes, and the generation currently turning 60, 70 years old, is likely to have been exposed to greater than average amounts of sunlight during their teens, twenties, and early thirties. Meaning they likely had very high…[Read more]
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Shane Green became a registered member 1 year, 1 month ago
Hello Shane,
Welcome to the ALS forum. I’m Amanda, one of the co-moderators of the forum. ALS is a dreadful disease and we all want to understand it better, and find a cure!!
We are happy you have joined our online community. You will find that the ALS forum is made up of people with different associations with ALS. My family has an extensive h…[Read more]
Hello Shane,
Welcome to the forum! I am one of the forum moderators and a person 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. You can also search for past topics or discussions by typing a…[Read more]
Hi Dagmar and Amanda,
Thank you for welcoming me to this fantastic resource you maintain!
I look forward to contributing.