“Social workers as home care and hospice nurses help patients, families, and caregivers with the medical, emotional, and financial challenges of coping with ALS, particularly during the final stages of the disease” (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). ALS patients have social workers who come in and help the family, caregivers, and patient so the patient can be emotionally, mentally, and try to be physically stable when being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. “Respiratory therapists can help caregivers with tasks such as operating and maintaining respirators” (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Respiratory therapists are provided for a patient with ALS so that the patient is able to maintain and keep the respirator clean. “Occupational therapists can suggest devices such as ramps, braces, walkers, and wheelchairs that help
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Speech therapists help provide speech therapy to those people who have ALS and have a hard time speaking. Patients become very depressed or anxious about the condition they have and it requires them to have a mental health professional to help them cope with their problems” (Abramovitz page 57). ALS patients need all the emotional support because ALS patients are not very happy when diagnosed with the incurable disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Many people like caregivers and families like to join ALS support groups so they can help the patient or themselves to deal with living with the disease and caring for a person who has ALS (Abramovitz page 69). Support groups are people who are going through the same stage of the disease (Abramovitz page 70). “ALS support groups can be sources of hope, and comfort, they can also be sources of anxiety and fear as, inevitably, the members must deal with the deaths of patients in the group and confront end-of-life- issues for themselves”(Abramovitz 71). Many support group members become friends and tend to communicate outside of the group to offer support and encouragement
Speech therapists help provide speech therapy to those people who have ALS and have a hard time speaking. Patients become very depressed or anxious about the condition they have and it requires them to have a mental health professional to help them cope with their problems” (Abramovitz page 57). ALS patients need all the emotional support because ALS patients are not very happy when diagnosed with the incurable disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Many people like caregivers and families like to join ALS support groups so they can help the patient or themselves to deal with living with the disease and caring for a person who has ALS (Abramovitz page 69). Support groups are people who are going through the same stage of the disease (Abramovitz page 70). “ALS support groups can be sources of hope, and comfort, they can also be sources of anxiety and fear as, inevitably, the members must deal with the deaths of patients in the group and confront end-of-life- issues for themselves”(Abramovitz 71). Many support group members become friends and tend to communicate outside of the group to offer support and encouragement