Welcome to my blog. I have had ALS for 10 years now.


Since I started this blog in June 2008 I've had amazing feedback. Family, friends, people from all over North America, Australia, Scotland, England, and places I can't recall, have commented, encouraged and corresponded. I had no idea when Cynthia taught me how to set this up, how much I would love posting and how many people would read it. I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has helped propel this therapeutic exercise into a daily routine. All of you, both friends and visitors, are now part of my blog family. Welcome.

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Laryngeal dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis


I'm having more and more trouble with my voice projection and swallowing. As the muscles weaken I lose voice function and tend to choke on such things as lettuce and cereal. Eventually I will have no speech that you can understand and I will have to take nourishment through a feeding tube. It isn't the end of the world but another hurdle to deal with.
It feels like I have a mouthful of cotton when talking and choking is scary as you can aspirate, get pneumonia and need to be vented.
Like the picture, accepting something different with a positive attitude is the trick to moving on with grace.


1 comment:

Alice said...

i am learning so much from your posts. praying for you everyday. i can not even begin to imagine what you are dealing with everyday. just know that my heart is touched by you and i am blessed to be your blog friend :O).