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My mom passed away four months ago you know I know she’s in heaven, but my whole family didn’t know what she had and I may not be the smartest tool in the shed. I used to be, but it’s slowly degenerating, but I demanded that the doctor tester and she had a type one ALS I couldn’t believe they couldn’t see. I got her the best medication but it hurts you know autism. I know I have something high functioning or functioning maybe not ADHD it’s confusing and the medication didn’t work. I still really wanna work hard to help someone get cured. Don’t give up. I don’t give up you know when I was younger doctors even get me my tonsillectomy I said oh yeah, you need it. Yeah, yeah I was dying of it. You have to keep working on these things you got a hunch. You gotta work on it. I worked a little harder maybe I could’ve done more so don’t give up.