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BoogerVault t1_j5v0i38 wrote

Reply to comment by unbannabledan in An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier

Also consider that this woman was VERY lucky to be alive after eight years. Most patients are completely locked in after just a few years. She seems able to breathe on her own, and even retains some muscle control. Extremely rare.

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ArcherBTW t1_j5xp0g9 wrote

My grandpa made it like 25 years pretty much fine until the 26th took everything. It was horrible.

There are many people in this would I would say I despise with every fiber of my being, but I would wish this on none of them.

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BoogerVault t1_j5ykfwj wrote

Sorry to hear that, and it sounds really rough. Hopefully research will make some significant progress in the near future.

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