Living with ALS

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 5:50:34 PM)
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Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 5:51:29 PM)
Hi Dan

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DanG (Dec 10, 2008 5:59:18 PM)
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Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 5:59:34 PM)
how are you tonight

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 5:59:56 PM)
OK JIM BOUT U

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:00:54 PM)
I am fine ty

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:01:28 PM)
BROKE MY SHOULDER IN 3 PLACES

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:01:35 PM)
have u been sick

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:02:14 PM)
PLUS PNEUMONIA AGAIN

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:02:28 PM)
wow how did that happen

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:06:39 PM)
TRANSFERRING TO MY CHAIR..COULDNT GET NO HELP

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:07:09 PM)
bummer

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:10:06 PM)
WHATTS NEW WITH YOU

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:10:43 PM)
are they paying more attention to you know

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:11:27 PM)
nothing new here

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:11:27 PM)
NO LESS SERVICE SUX

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:12:19 PM)
that is a shame

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:13:05 PM)
did you go to emory

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:14:09 PM)
NO THEY SENT ME HERE IN KY.

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:14:43 PM)
huh

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:16:10 PM)
AFTER THE ICU STAY IN ATL THEY MOVED ME TO A L T C

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:16:33 PM)
LONG TERM CARE

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:17:17 PM)
I ran into a girl who volunteers there

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:17:46 PM)
AT MT VERNON?

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:18:51 PM)
she worked with ALS patients at emory

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:19:28 PM)
OH, WHAT WAS HER NAME

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:19:43 PM)
Tana

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:20:09 PM)
Criner

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:20:14 PM)
DONT KNOW HER

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:20:54 PM)
kind of heavy

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:22:21 PM)
I don't know how often she helps out

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:24:02 PM)
did you go there often

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:24:30 PM)
brb

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:26:37 PM)
I WENT THERE FOR 2ND OPINION AND WAS CONFIRMED BY DR GLASS. MY REG ALS DR WORKED AT THE CLINIC IN AUGUSTA. DON'T CARE FOR EMORY

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:32:43 PM)
I see

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:34:10 PM)
somebody else did not like emory

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:35:10 PM)
ATTITUDE PROBLEMS AT THE CLINIC.

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:37:02 PM)
I cannot remember who it was

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:37:48 PM)
that does not surprise me

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:38:14 PM)
THE ALS ORG IN KY IS NOT MUCH TOO SPEAK ABOUT, IM SURE THE TRY BUT NO RESOURCES TO HELP ME OUT WITH SPEECH..

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:39:23 PM)
ALSA?

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:39:32 PM)
YES

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:40:51 PM)
I am not a big fan of theirs

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:42:07 PM)
I AM BEGINNING NOT TO BE ESPECIALLY WHA I SAW IN GA.

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:42:09 PM)
they don't tell the whole story

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:42:25 PM)
YOU GOT IT

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:42:43 PM)
;o)

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:43:38 PM)
that is close to misleading

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:44:11 PM)
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE ONE SOURCE AND MAYBE IT SHOULD BE UNDER MDA

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:45:32 PM)
I think Augie

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:46:11 PM)
HOW MANY PEOPLE COME IN EACH DAY TO HELP YOU BESIDES YOUR WIFE.

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:46:34 PM)
he has the desire

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:48:25 PM)
I have a retired RN that helps 3 days a week

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:49:58 PM)
THATS WHAT I WAS FIGURING 3-5 DAYS WEEK 4 HOURS DAY.

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:50:31 PM)
she is training

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:55:23 PM)
very good though

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:56:04 PM)
SHE IS IN VIDEOS

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:56:52 PM)
I would like to find a retired military nurse

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 6:58:05 PM)
only the x rated ones

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 6:59:18 PM)
THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. YOU SHOULDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WHERE U LIVE

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:00:21 PM)
no you are thinking of Emma she is an LPN

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:01:55 PM)
she is a trained wound care specialist

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:02:42 PM)
I am in Florida

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 7:03:26 PM)
LUCKY DOG! SNOWING HERE!

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:04:50 PM)
Emma runs a floor in an exclusive elderly home

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:05:52 PM)
$1 million and up

DanG (Dec 10, 2008 7:15:47 PM)
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Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:31:14 PM)
hi

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 7:39:05 PM)
hi

Jim_VA (Dec 10, 2008 9:01:13 PM)
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