Tricia Baker
By July, she was choking on most solid foods and struggled to get through a meal without choking or coughing. My mother began slurring her words and having issues speaking in May 2022. Doctors did not seem concerned and no one mentioned that it may be from an...
Emily Cerbone
The diagnosis devastated all of us. “When people describe my dad, I always hear him described as quiet and kind. True. My dad also always thought first of others and had trouble saying, “No.” As an adult, I constantly reminded him that it was ok to sometimes say...
Whitford Wooten
7 years after my father, I was diagnosed with ALS at 31. In August of 2016 my dad was diagnosed with bulbar ALS. He lived 11 months. I quit my job and moved home to help my mom be one of his caretakers. He was 51 when he passed away. After a biking accident in 2021, I...