Ebook: Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Introduction -- ALS origins -- The diagnosis of ALS -- Causes of ALS -- Motor progression in ALS -- Nonmotor features of ALS -- Management and treatment of ALS -- Living with ALS -- Nutrition and ALS -- Breathing and ALS -- Communication and ALS -- Mobility and ALS -- Managing ALS Symptoms -- The caregiver and ALS -- The end stages of ALS -- Planning ahead -- Research in ALS -- Concluding thoughts.;Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family members, and caregivers face when confronted by ALS. This guide covers all aspects of managing ALS, from the onset of symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and coping strategies, to the use of home health care or hospice, and new research in the field. The book also sheds lights on difficult topics, such as end-of-life care and managing legal affairs. Formatted in a question-and-answer style, peppered throughout with patient stories, and with sections devoted to family members and caregivers, this compassionate resource provides guidance to those seeking to understand how to live with this disease.