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Living With ALS

http://fernals.blogspot.com

Daily struggles of a woman living with ALS/;ou Gehrig's Disease in New York City

• Added on: Jun 20th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Fern E. Cohen
• Listed in: Health Architecture
• Tags: disability disabled als disabilities handicap lougehrigsdisease

Recent Posts

• An Almost-New Wheelchair

  Posted on Thursday December 24th, 2009 at 19:55 in disease, disability, wheelchair, disabled, accessibility, als, mda, disabilities, alsa, neuromuscular, lougehrigsdisease, lou_gehrig's_disease

  It's Christmas Eve and I am getting ready to go to my family tomorrow for the day.  I am honored to be invited to a New Years Eve party on Long Island, but there are challenges getting me there, so I might not be able to go.  The lady willi...

• Clinic Visit -- AFOs, nutrition, wheelchair, etc

  Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 21:55 in disease, disability, wheelchair, disabled, als, disabilities, baclofen, footrest, lougehrigsdisease, lou_gehrig's_disease, afos, physicaltherapy

  So I went back to the clinic at Cornell, and this time I met the Physical Therapist for the first time who told me that the brace [AFO] I am wearing is really for foot drop, not for the ankle pronation I have.  So she said that I should only wea...

• Thanks, Gripes, Wallet Followup, and Other Frustrations

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 19:24 in disability, disabled, accessibility, hypertension, als, illness, sickness, pwd, accessible, homecare, dnnyc, access-a-ride

  First of all: Things I am thankful for:Sprintip which allows me to do relay phone calls.My aides who have stuck with me for years, when there are a lot of easier cases they could be working on, like nice little old ladies who really don't need too ...

• Go Yankees, AFOs/Braces, Flu Shots, Fawssit Shower Unit,Missing Wallet

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 19:38 in credit, disability, wheelchair, disabled, yankees, als, disabilities, alsa, fawsitt

  The New York Yankees are the World Series Champions! Those of you who know me, know that I am a Mets fan, but when the Mets' season ends, I either stop following baseball, or if the Yankees are in the World Series -- which unfortunately happens more...

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  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 19:37

  Soupy Sales: Master of the Pie-in-the-FaceThe slapstick comedy of Soupy Sales in 60s TV was way ahead of its time, and became a model for shows like SNL.http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/2320694/soupy_sales_master_of_the_pieintheface.html...

• Five Reasons ALS Patients Should Get Outside

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 08:44

  Five Reasons ALS Patients Should Get Outsideferncohen.com...

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