A platform for people (and caretakers of same)who are living in India and have been diagnosed with ALS. This forum is for PALS (persons with ALS) and CALS (Caretakers of persons with ALS) to communicate with the ALS community immediately, to share information, ideas, support and fellowship.
As we all know that MND/ ALS is a rare disease and India's health infrastructure does not provide any assiatnce vis a vis US or Europe, we want to create awareness among the people regarding this disease and offer help/ support to PALS and CALS in whatever way possible to provide comfort.

All posts sent to this list server are moderated by the manager.

Examples of post content that is appropriate for the list server and WILL be posted:
1) Questions about how to deal with emotional, physical, and social challenges of living with als.
2) Answers to these questions
3) Tips from PALS, CALS, and health professionals
4) Informative ALS or related news articles
5) Info about ALS related websites
6) Personal stories and experiences of PALS and CALS
7) Up to date information on research, drug studies, and advocacy efforts
8)Words of encouragement and inspiration for PALS and CALS going through hard times
9) Occasional (not excessive) quotes and stories that might be inspirational to PALS and CALS

Examples of post content that will NOT be posted to the list server:
1) Posts that have nothing to do with ALS related issues
2) Posts that preach a specific religious dogma in an effort to convert readers
3) Posts that express disagreement with another person's post in a disrespectful manner. If you must express yourself in this manner please do so privately.
4) Jokes (please send those to your friends here privately)
5) Posts that promote discrimination in any form