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 A local neurologist first diagnosed me in November 1999
who told me that I had ALS. He was very cold and unfeeling at that
appointment. He told me to go home and get my affairs in order, that
I had about 2 years to live and that in 6-9 months I was going to be
completely disabled. I was stunned!
My primary care physician then referred me to Dr. Mitsumoto for a second opinion
in December 1999.
When I came to the ALS Center at Columbia I found a very different attitude.
I was greeted by smiling faces and found a sense of hope. The team approach to
treating the whole person has helped me accept this illness and given me tools
to handle its effects.
Meeting with the physical and occupational therapists as well as the counselor
have helped with my daily issues and my emotional stress.
The fact that the center offers clinical trials as well, gives me the hope that
I need as I continue to live with ALS. The Center helps me keep going and living
life to it's fullest.
––Marge
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