American Lake VA Hospital
ALS Center of Excellence

Every three months I have what’s called a clinic day at the American Lake VA hospital, ALS center of excellence. This is basically an all day medical appointment where I get to see all of the different support specialists. This includes occupational therapist, neurologist, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, social worker, dietitian and others. Over the course of about six hours I see about 12 different people and address any needs, concerns and do any physical exams necessary. These clinic days are both very uplifting and a little scary each time because the team quantifies and evaluates my ALS progression. I am so thankful to have this resource within an hour of my home and as a bonus it’s very close to a Chick-fil-A which we don’t have in our area.