A good friend's mother was just diagnosed with a slow moving ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease ( Read more... )

 My mom has broken two bones in her ankle tripping down the stairs at my parents' house. She had to have surgery, and the nurses aren't sure if they want to send her home, since she would have to walk upstairs to get into the house. The house is a split level, with stairs to go up and stairs to go down ( Read more... )