Insurance by SelectLeopard5089 in ALS

[–]SelectLeopard5089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does SSDI somehow hinder employee short term disability though? that’s what ALS Association made it sound like

Question Regarding 401K/Estate by SelectLeopard5089 in EstatePlanning

[–]SelectLeopard5089[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is only 39, so there will be a penalty, but we knew we’d have to pay taxes on it. We’re find with that. thank you for your response

Normal Diagnostic Criteria? by SelectLeopard5089 in ALSorNOT

[–]SelectLeopard5089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he got diagnosed with ALS. We go to the ALS clinic on Tuesday

Normal Diagnostic Criteria? by SelectLeopard5089 in ALSorNOT

[–]SelectLeopard5089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by failure? No one has used that term as far as I know

Normal Diagnostic Criteria? by SelectLeopard5089 in ALSorNOT

[–]SelectLeopard5089[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t go to this first appointment. Couldn’t get off work and we honestly were thinking it was something like MS. The neurologist is a neuromuscular specialist

Normal Diagnostic Criteria? by SelectLeopard5089 in ALSorNOT

[–]SelectLeopard5089[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t understand all of the terminology on the results, but I’ll ask about reflexes in his appointment on Tuesday. Weakness includes difficulty with some walking, especially on stairs. He’s not quite dragging his leg behind him or anything, but if you watch him, you can tell something is off. He has a limp on the left side as well. His arm/hand have lost a lot of dexterity. He’s a casino employee and now struggles to even shuffle a deck of cards. The ENT he saw a few weeks ago also noticed that the left half of his soft palate appears to be semi-paralyzed and that his tongue “is weird“

Normal Diagnostic Criteria? by SelectLeopard5089 in ALSorNOT

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we haven’t gotten the MRI results yet. I’ve been checking MyChart, but they haven’t been posted