ALS

November 22, 2010
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Cough, Cough And More Cough

For the past four days all I have been doing is trying to cough. Problem with cough starts around three in the afternoon and it only gets over around midnight. In past it never lasted for so long and wasn’t this intense either. The good part is that I don’t have fever or any kind [...]

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November 9, 2010
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What My Doctor Says

Yesterday I visited my neurologist after a gap of six months. He did some basic physical examination and told me that I am doing pretty good for my situation. We talked about the pain I am experiencing and he told me that I need something stronger than what I am taking at present. So to [...]

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September 23, 2010
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Four Years And Counting

September marks the four year anniversary of the onset of my disease, and three year anniversary of the diagnosis. Over all these years my disease hasn’t stopped progressing and it is it isn’t showing any signs of slowing down either, but I am one tough cookie as well. I have learnt to live with it [...]

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August 9, 2010
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Nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury

This is an interesting development, I am sure that researchers will find a way to apply this technique to help develop some treatment for ALS. Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve connections that control voluntary movement after spinal cord injury, showing the potential for new therapeutic approaches to paralysis and [...]

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July 27, 2010
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My Computing System

Whenever my daughter wants something she just says “papa can you get ‘whatever she wants‘ for me in the box”. The box she is referring to is the box in which UPS delivers the goodies and she is asking me to order it online. This gives an idea that how important computer access is for [...]

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