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Shelly Roy replied to the topic Have you had physical therapy sessions for your ALS? in the forum Living With ALS 3 months ago
Thank you, Dagmar. I’ve been making progress and I’m really enjoying my PT sessions and the exercises. There’s so little I have control over with ALS that it’s nice to be able to do something that helps me.
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Shelly Roy replied to the topic Have you had physical therapy sessions for your ALS? in the forum Living With ALS 3 months, 1 week ago
I just started physical therapy sessions and I’m finding PT to be very helpful in keeping my movements a little more fluid. I do my exercises everyday at home and meet with the physical therapist weekly. If nothing else, it makes me feel better to know that I’m actually doing something positive for myself.
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Amanda and
Shelly Roy are now friends 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Shelly Roy replied to the topic When did you first hear those dreadful three letters…A….L….S ? in the forum ALS Awareness and Advocacy 3 months, 3 weeks ago
A co-worker who taught at the same school was diagnosed just before he retired. His goal had been to play piano in a lounge during his retirement. ALS never allowed that to happen. Forward about 15 years to 1 Sept 2022 and I heard those letters but this time they were directed to me not an acquaintance.
ALS wasn’t even on my radar: arthritis,…[Read more]
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Shelly Roy became a registered member 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Hello Shelly,
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]
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Hello Shelly,
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]
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