Re: Who's on this list?

Mike Ward (72567.400(AT)CompuServe.COM)
24 Sep 96 16:47:42 EDT

my name is Mike Ward. I am 51 and have had ALS for 10 years. I have been on a
vent for 5 years and have two Acqutron LP6 vents. I use a low pressure cuff
trach. I can stay off for 3 hours.

I note some discussion of difficulty coming off the vent. My doctor set up my
vent so my Pco2 stayed high. He said if my Pco2 was normal rather than high, I
would have a very hard time coming off the vent. As it is now I experience no
discomfort coming off the vent.

I am a total quad right now. I can only move my eyes, this is typed with my
eyes using an eyegaze system from L C Technologies in Virginia. I still work
four days a week as a physicist.

Mike