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- THROUGH THE EYES OF PALS PAGE
- THINGS PALS DO (HOBBIES)
- PALS STORIES
- Clark's Story
- Fran's Story
- Mom's long goodbye
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- The Survivors
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- CALS CORNER PAGE
- Take Care of Yourself For Those You Care For
- A loving tribute and a caregiver's guidebook
- Communicating with Your Doctor, Part I
- Communicating with Your Doctor, Part II
- A Caregiver's Pledge
- Caregiving and Controlling Frustration
- Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
- Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers
- Some comfort for the grieving: There's no wrong way to do it
- Caregiver Stress
- Ten Tips for Family Caregivers
- Lifting, Moving & Handling
- Sharing the Care
- Types of Caregiving
- Five Ways to Minimize Stress
- CALS STORIES PAGE
- Carole Brody Fleet’s Story
- Tribute to Jim
- Nancy's Story
- Roly Griffith,s Story
- Mary Valliere's Story
- Karin Michelussi's Story
- Shirley Goodwin's Story
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- - Gone From Sight
- Cheryl Sherriff's Story
- Clyde and Ruth Harris's Story
- Mildres Kraus's Story
- Shirley Kirk's Story
- Vonda Franklin's Story
- Joan Vindevoghel's Story

- ALS/MND RESEARCH PAGE
- ALSA Research Update
- Formaldehyde Phobia
- Microsoft Research funds genome-related computing work
- Seeking Individuals for Participation in ALS Gene Study

- STRICTLY STEM CELL
- Development of embryonic stem cells into tissue-specific cells demonstrated by Hebrew University, other researchers
- Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
- Community colleges, universities asked to join stem cell program
- Stanley hospital to set up stem cell lab
- Status afforded to embryos is misplaced, says professor
- Milestones in quest for holy grail of stem-cell research
- Stem cell study grants awarded
- Paterson Announces $109M For Stem Cell Research
- Stem-cell bill narrowly passes House
- Stem cell funds likely, post-Bush
- Stem cell board OKs $271M for 12 construction projects
- Stem Cell Researchers Demonstrate Safety Of Gene Therapy Using Adult Stem Cells
- University of Edinburgh Human Embryonic Stem Cell Program Awarded UK Grant Funding
- Medical Society takes 'neutral' position on stem cell ballot initiative
- Governor Doyle breaks ground on Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
- Stem cell research addressed
- A break for stem cell research in Missouri
- Foreign Clinics Lure Americans With Unproven Treatments
- Stem cell firm to open in NJ after getting $589K in grants
- Stem cell pioneer Thomson elected to National Academy of Sciences
- Stem Cells Found For The First Time In The Pituitary

- Walk for ALS 2008
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- WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Pinckney honored by club
- Critical-illness insurance can be best defence
- Human rights committee rules in favor of man with Lou Gehrig’s disease
- A sweet time for all at Ladies Tea
- Hundreds walk with a purpose
- Patience
- Couch golf tourney continues ALS fight
- ALS TDI E-Update Vol. 2 Num. 5
- ALS can’t stop Moline man's sense of humor
- Benefit ride
- From MP to the world, Ride for Life rolls on
- In memory of her father Local teen makes ALS research, awareness her mission
- Charlotte Walk to Defeat ALS™
- Concert of Hope returning: founder
- Football legends bid Magee farewell
- Scott's memory will live on the links
- Area schools gather for benefit games
- ALS Association Endorses S. 2932, Rehab Carve-Out Bill
- Swimmers tri for a cure
- Tournament proceeds go toward ALS research
- 'Girlie girl' is an inspiration to participate in ALS walk
- Try to be ‘Indestructible’
- Event to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Judge receives honor for volunteerism
- A Latter-Day Gehrig Survives, and He Demands to Be Heard
- Walk to benefit Portland woman with ALS
- Players show up for ALS race
- Man Drives Wheelchair From Florida To DC
- MDA Activities Focus Attention On National ALS Awareness Month
- "Push Out ALS" Contest May 5
- Mom and teacher battles Lou Gehrig's disease while raising awareness
- 4th Annual ALS/MND Nursing Symposium
- May is ALS Awareness Month (Les Turner ALS Foundation)
- The Power of One
- ALS walk enters fifth year in Woodbridge
- Ride For Life: From Montauk To Manhattan
- Friends turn tables on ailing ex-athlete
- The Government of Canada honours 2008 Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award recipients during National Volunteer Week
- Spring urges growth, change
- Everett checker finds help in time of need
- Five researchers win $100,000 Killam Prizes for outstanding achievements
- More Cowbell! To end ALS
- Alpharetta Council Declares ALS Awareness Month
- VA secretary denies cover-up of suicide rates
- $20,848 raised for mom
- ALS Group, School Sign New Leases
- Phi Delt helps organize 5K run to fight ALS
- Dear Nate Berkus
- GOLF AUTHOR’S GOOD FIGHT
- A Bit of This and That (Golf & Walks)
- Walkers help ALS patients 'keep fighting'
- Benefit dinner
- Dutch Bros. sales benefits MDA
- Kids Play Guitar Hero For Charity
- Bangor family adapting to a changed life as father's Lou Gehrig's disease progresses
- ALS Canada Bernice Ramsay Discovery Grants Program

- HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SOCIETIES PAGE
- ALS Canada
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- CANADIAN ALS/MND CLINCS PAGE

- General Questions About ALS/MND & PLS
- Clinical Review - Palliative care in MND
- Stem Cell Cheat Sheet
- Motor Neuron Disease
- SUPPORT GROUPS
- Neurology is often misunderstood, yet vital medical field
- Tracheal Suction Guidelines
- WHAT IS ALS?
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- STEM CELL FAQ
- WHAT IS PLS?
- PLS Registry
- Welcome to the ALS Registry
- ALS Society of Canada Releases Clinical Care Guide for General Practitioners
- International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations Statement on Alternative Treatments
- ALS/MND: The Dangers of Unproven "Therapies"
- Constipation and how to avoid it
- Manual for People Living With ALS Now Available
- Poor Circulation a Major Concern
- Managing Neck Muscle Weakness
- Don't Let Leg Swelling go Untreated
- Drug trials: A booming business

- ASK THE DOCTOR
- In Memoriam: Edward Anthony "Tony" Oppenheimer, MD, FCCP (1937-2005)
- IVIG, What is it and what is it used for
- Treating Respiratory Problems in ALS
- Flu Shots - should you or shouldn't you?
- To Use Tracheostomy or not
- ALS a Disability or a Fatal Disease?
- What is a Ventilator?
- MDA Chat #1
- MDA Chat #2

- TELLING CHILDREN ABOUT ALS/MND
- EASING THE PAIN FOR CHILDREN
- What is the Best Way to Discuss ALS/MND With Children?
- Teacher Views Her ALS as a Lesson to Share with Pupils
- Information for Kids

- THE CANADIAN ALS MARCH OF FACES
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- ALS Canada
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- ALS Alberta
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- THE ALS MARCH OF FACES

- IN MEMORIAM PAGE
- ALS Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ALS Society of Prince Edward Island
- ALS Society of Nova Scotia
- ALS Society of New Brunswick
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- ALS Society of Ontario
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- ALS Society of Alberta
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- People from out of Canada

- ACCESSIBILITY PAGE
- Getting Around Inside and Outside your home
- Kitchen, Laundry and Storage Rooms
- Bathrooms
- Stairs and Access Ramps
- Making your Home more Handicap Accessible
- Tips to Stop Trips
- Home Safety Check List
- So You Want to Travel?

- AS I SEE IT PAGE
- ALS versus hepatitis C and HIV
- ALS/MND Diagnosis
- After ALS/MND Diagnosis What Next?
- ALS/MND Awareness
- ALS/MND Support Groups
- THE ALS SONG PAGE

- A BONNIE PAGE
- ‘MY GRANITE EMBRACE-A LOVE LETTER TO MY PROVINCE’
- ‘The Free-Wheel Drive’
- ‘THE CHRISTMAS LESSON’
- ‘Anchors Away!’
- ‘What Is Really In A Name?’
- Mistake You Say?
- My Best Jack O Lantern
- Slipping the Surely Bonds of Earth
- My Fathers Eyes
- THE MARIPOSA AND THE BOSSA NOVA
- The Day The Town Stood Still
- About Daniel
- My Wild Goose Chase
- Patchwork Memories
- Margie and Me
- A Road to My Memory
- My Cat and a Hat
- Goin Fishin?
- The Time I was Tricked
- How Many Apples does it Take?
- Want a Reference
- Home We Calls Um Flowers
- Cheryl P. and her Recycling Program
- Beryl & the Budgie Bird
- A Major Bum Check
- Simonizing as a Creative Tool
- My Favourite Rant
- Just Call it the IV
- How Windy Was it Anyway?
- What was she Thinking?
- Hooked on Cod Candy
- A Mad Cow in Stiches
- Listen to your Nurse
- Retired are Ya?
- Remember Your Helmet
- Where's the Key?
- My Orange Cow
- The Short Explanation
- The Lobster Attack
- The Surgeon and my Seemore
- Changing Schools? Not Me!
- Mixed Messages
- Does You Have Any?
- The Captain's New Recipe
- Roots and Wings
- Hopscotch by Gosh
- The Nursery Connection
- The Skunks of Summer
- What Did You Say
- The Search for a Perfect Christmas Tree
- A Special Time for Nanny
- The Phone Call
- A Short Lived Championship
- Cinnamon Hearts and Rocky Mountains
- A Musical Note
- A Rare Find in Newfoundland has Scientists Baffled
- Embarrassing the Devine
- Sisters Boot Laces
- The Penny Puppy
- Oh My Blessed Sole
- Up in Smoke
- Bogged Down
- A Jarring Experience
- The Bumblebee Razor
- I Am Your Nurse
- Come to the Church in the Wildwood
- Of Nurses and Comets

- MILLIE'S PAGE
- Precious Words
- A Message To Mother
- If You Turned Around (For ALS)
- The Destined Path
- May You Fly As High As You Walked Tall
- Another Battle For Peace
- I Miss You Mom
- My Arms Will Be Your Stairway
- YOU WERE A PRECIOUS PART OF US
- Take My Hand Little One
- Hope
- All That You Were
- A Tribute to George
- Grandchild Lessons
- Lessons
- Good Night Little One
- Memories of Mother
- With My Love, Mother
- A Battle for Peace (For the Fallen RCMP Officers)
- Our World Became Quite (Also For the Fallen RCMP Officers)
- My Daughter
- My Son You Mean So Much To Me
- My Mother's Eyes
- Keaton's Star
- God Gave Me an Angel
- And the Angels Sang
- My Precious Sister
- I Have Loved You My Child
- God Bless You Mom & Dad
- You Are Part of Me
- Love Is
- My Memory
- I Love You My Child
- My Gift
- Grandpa
- If
- I Will Remember You
- LIST OF PLEDGES TO REMEMBER TO DATE
- TO MAKE A PLEDGE TO REMEMBER


- DISABILITIES, ABILITIES AND INSPIRATION PAGE
- Why I Volunteer
- A Personal Christian Reflection on Hospice Palliative Care Week
- Musings on Winston Churchill
- Abstract from A Cripples Palace
- Advocate or Diplomat?
- CREATING CHANGE THROUGH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
- Free the Giraffes!

- My Navy Time
- THE CANADIAN MEDICAL EXPEDITION TO EASTER ISLAND
- Rapanui, an article by Professor Grant McCall
- A Little Booklet That We Were Given
- Historical Background of Easter Island
- Organization of HMCS Cape Scott
- Preliminary Report on METEI and of HMCS Cape Scott

- Bits and Bytes
- Curiosity Killed the Cat
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- A Tribute to Grndparents
- Butterflies

- WHERE DID THESE GO - HALIFAX AN ALS HOT SPOT - SPOUSAL ALS, WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT FIND OUT HERE

- SOME GOOD BOOKLETS IN PDF FORMAT FOR CHILDREN, PALS AND CALS
- THE LOU GEHRIG CONNECTION
- MY PICTURES OF FRIENDS, FAMILY AND A CLINIC VISIT
- Friends and Family
- My Volunteer Award night
- Our Excellent Adventure
- A visit to London Ont. and the ALS Clinic

- COMPUTER TIPS AND VIRUS WARNINGS PAGE
- Identity Theft—The Scary Truth About Data Leaks
- Taken by Storm
- Protect Yourself from the Spam Invasion
- Yikes! Spam is 90 Percent of All Email
- Canada Revenue Agency issues alert about e-mail scams
- False Comforts: The Myth of Anonymity
- Eight Steps to Responsible Surfing
- Ever wonder why you get viruses or junk mail?
- How To Spot an Email Hoax
- Inside botnets (Part 1)
- Inside botnets (Part 2)
- Spyware vs. Viruses: A Comparison Of Today's Top Computer-Based Threats
- Beware of 'Helpful' eMail
- Keyboard Equivalents
- Introduction to Scanning
- Simple Computer Maintenance Tips
- How to Configure XP Firewall
- Don't Get Caught by "Physhers"
- THERE'S A SCAMMER BORN EVERY DAY
- Hash Values - The Digital Fingerprint
- Snoop Proof your PC
- Spring Cleaning? Don't forget your PC
- Internet Slang
- Technology that you should know - Date & Time Stamps
- Think twice before using Hotel Internet Connections
- The VERY BEST way to stop a Virus
- Do NOT click that link

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- ARCHIVES FIVE
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- ORGANIZATIONS THAT I SUPPORT AND SOME SITE AWARDS

- MY PAGE OF LINKS TO OTHER SITES
- U.S ALS Societies
- Worldwide ALS Societies and Research Facilities
- Adaptive Equipment
- ALS Related Disease Sites
- Muscular Dystrophy Sites
- Communication Devices and Equipment
- Some French Sites
- ALS Forums & Discussion Groups
- Caregiver Information
- ALS Chat Rooms
- PALS Sites
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This site is dedicated to the many PALS living with this terrible disease as well as those who have lost their battles. It is also dedicated to the CALS who suffer along with their loved ones.

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Angels for Hope is a non-profit organization that offers free crocheted angels for anyone in need of hope.

We attach a small card with the angel to say to an injured or ill person, you are not alone, others do care, and you are in our thoughts and prayers.

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"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." Morrie Schwartz, in "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

 

This site will be updated on a weekly basis any informaallowed me to use their pictures on these pages. My old bud Marv will still be helping now and then with the editing, Meghan provided an excellent template to work from, so some things stay the same even when we change.
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