Living with ALS

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:13:20 PM)
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Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:14:10 PM)
Hi Al

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:16:34 PM)
How are you?

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:26:03 PM)
I'm doing ok how about you

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:27:21 PM)
fine ty

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:27:36 PM)
its good to see you

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:29:42 PM)
I just got back to from the ENT

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:30:05 PM)
ty

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:30:51 PM)
so I'm sure you saw about Jim in Wis.

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:31:30 PM)
no

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:31:49 PM)
He passed away last week

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:33:17 PM)
oh my sorry to hear that

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:34:15 PM)
Yeah I know you have talked to him in here on occassion

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:34:20 PM)
did you hear that on sigma

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:34:27 PM)
yes

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:34:40 PM)
yep

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:35:01 PM)
a shame

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:35:16 PM)
I met him here and chatted with him here and at the sima sight

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:36:33 PM)
I don't go into sigma that much

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:36:54 PM)
I know I haven't seen you there

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:37:22 PM)
so I come here to talk with you

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:38:40 PM)
I usually try to get there once a week

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:39:02 PM)
what day and time

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:39:37 PM)
but I have erred ltely

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:39:52 PM)
bad boy lol

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:40:44 PM)
usually on Thursday or Friday around 3

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:41:12 PM)
cool I will try to make it there at that time

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:42:10 PM)
that doesn't interfere with these chats

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:42:20 PM)
no

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:42:56 PM)
I discovered some of my new limitations yesterday

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:43:41 PM)
what was that

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:45:52 PM)
I was installing some store bought shelves and had to do some drilling and screwing

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:46:56 PM)
I got down on the floor and had a hard time getting up again

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:47:49 PM)
yikes not good

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:48:26 PM)
yeah but it felt good to be doing something useful

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:49:38 PM)
my wife had to call a neighbor to get me up

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:50:32 PM)
it is always good to do things

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:50:48 PM)
I guess I'm lucky I have my 17 year old son still home

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:51:31 PM)
that certainly helps

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:51:57 PM)
you bet

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:53:33 PM)
my grandson got me up many times

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:54:27 PM)
I don't know if I'll ever know my grand kids seeings how I don't have any yet

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:55:27 PM)
it is nice to have a caring family

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:55:58 PM)
you know it

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:56:25 PM)
your will see them

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:57:04 PM)
I sure hope so

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:58:10 PM)
my grandson is a whopper 6'2" and 290lbs

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:58:36 PM)
one word for that

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:58:40 PM)
wow

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 4:58:50 PM)
lol

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:58:54 PM)
lol

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:59:35 PM)
my 17 year old is 6' and 235

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 4:59:56 PM)
and still growing

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:00:38 PM)
yes another wow

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 5:01:06 PM)
lol

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:01:22 PM)
lol

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:02:29 PM)
my oldest is only 5' 10

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:02:49 PM)
but about 235

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 5:02:57 PM)
that is my hieght

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 5:03:20 PM)
and wieght

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:04:17 PM)
he is all muscle

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:05:11 PM)
I am about 5- 10 too

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:05:34 PM)
down from 6'

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:06:59 PM)
only about 200 though

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:08:22 PM)
all fat ALS got the muscles-lol

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:10:13 PM)
have you met Rama

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 5:16:20 PM)
jim I have some company I

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 5:16:43 PM)
ll be back later

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:16:57 PM)
ok take care

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 5:17:09 PM)
i'll tell you later

Jim_VA (Dec 17, 2007 5:17:19 PM)
see ysa

aeras (Dec 17, 2007 6:25:08 PM)
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