[QUAD-L] welcome Todd

Hi Todd. I'll take the pleasure and introduce myself. I love talking about myself, don't you know.:)) I'm Bill H. and I too am a teacher at the community college level. I teach writing and marketing. Too qualify for this group I had to become a T-1 T-2 quadriparesis of 6 years. I guess

[QUAD-L] Quadriparesis: What is it?

Hi all, Bill H. here. Maybe this post will help someone on the list or someone a list member might know. I had written asking if anyone here was quadriparesis. It is a new term for me but is finally my official diagnosis. Some years ago I was originally diagnosis with slowly progressive ALS.

[QUAD-L] Response to Rollin On, Mark

Hi Mark. Well, to answer your question, my onset was about 1995. First I lost the use of my left hand and then 6 months later my right hand and then the paralisis began to spread to my left leg and then finally my right leg. This is why the medical field thought I was suffering from ALS. I

[QUAD-L] looking for information

Hi. Now that I have my new diagnosis, I am curious to find out if there are any other quadriparesis or progressive quadriparesis on the list here. If there are, I'm sure we have a few items of information to share that might help one another. Bill

[QUAD-L] I finally got my diagnosis

Well I finally did it! I was given my diagnosis today. I only had to wait 6 years. Hopefully I can officially remain on the list because my diagnosis is quadriparesis. This means I have weakness in all 4 limbs. I can't say I approve of the term weakness as it can be misleading. I my case