I remember a psychological suggestion, some years ago, that positive thinking (self fulfilling prophecy) helps an individual attain a positive result. Subconsciously we make choices that helps us get to what we want to achieve and avoid things which which would distract us and make us miss our target. Depressed or addicted people tend to… Read more

I lost two cousins to ALS, I have the same symptoms as the first one was afflicted with. His sister was diagnosed with familial ALS. Her twin sister died from Cancer before the brother did.

Terminal diseases, in general, do not allow a victim to maintain a quality of life. My first job after grad school (Health Care Administration) was as… Read more

Thank you Bill. I retyped it into a document and I am reposting it now:

I am a 69-year-old Caucasian male. Fourteen years ago I was told I had a heart attack however the solution was a posterior stent. Four years later, I was asymptomatic but I got an anterior stent installed because of diagnostic test results. I was the youngest of… Read more

I am 69, living in my 70th year. I retired on my 55th birthday, 14 years and 8 months ago after I had a stent put in my heat. Four years later I got a second stent. My father and oldest brother had multiple cardiac bypasses my oldest brother has had several stents after his bypass. My mother was on her second pace-maker when she passed away… Read more