My 38 year old son died from ALS Jan. 29, 2014. He played football in high school and all his adult life he exercised, ran and lifted weights daily. The one memory that continues in my mind is the pediatrician who saw him when he was 2 years old - the doctor s expression when he saw my son for a moment showed almost shock at my son s physic. My son looked like a little Hurcules . Has anyone studied or researched the early stages of an ALS person s life? My son donated his body to Life Legacy. His death was peaceful because he received morphine hourly to help with his almost continuous seizures. I think toxins in air, ground and water have contributed to cell mutations.........Thanks!
Time from onset to death in ALS is around 5-6 yrs. Early symptoms are in for of asymmetric weakness and thinning of limbs.in Bulgar variety, dysphagia is prominent. In such cases Seizures are rare. And sensory and eye movements system are never involved.