Andres Albaladejo (41) one day noticed an unusual symptom on the left hand, but he thought it was nothing serious. Later it turned out to have been going o The first symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)diseases that gradually destroy the central nervous system. . According to the doctors to him only a few years of life remain.
Symptoms of a serious disease
Andres, a former school inspector from Florida, you noticed strange twitching in his left hand in April 2023. But he thought that This is just a stuck nerve, which initially confirmed a visit to a chiropractor and subsequent X -ray examination.
Soon young dad He began to feel weakness in his hand and was unable to grab anything. His wife Carmen with whom she has a daughter, therefore forced to visit a neurologist. “The doctors told him they had to replace the plate that squeezed his nerve. But before they made three EMG examinations that worried them because twitches passed to the chest“noted Carmen, saying that a neurologist began to suspect amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Diagnosis later confirmed a power test that Andres underwent in October 2023.
A man with his wife serious diagnosis shocked, therefore They asked for the opinion of a second expert who eventually confirmed her. “When I learned this message, it broke my heart. I am angry that I will not see how my little girl grows wise, nice and beautiful woman. Instead she must watch her fall apart in front of her eyes‘”Andres explained, saying that him doctors after the diagnosis gave a maximum of five years of life.
Daddy is currently taking medicines for ALS to slow the progress of the disease. In September 2024 also family managed to collect $ 26,000 that she used to pay breakthrough treatment with stem cells in an effort to reverse the spread of the disease. Although this method is currently not approved, Several studies have confirmed its effectiveness to potentially slowing down or stopping the disease.
Carmen indicated that The first round of treatment worked, but its effects have already passed and others cannot afford. “We are facing this disease and we are dealing with it every day. At this point we focus on other things because there is no promising treatment we would have enough money for. We try to stay strong and get out of our situation as much as possible“she said.
