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ALS- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/MND aged 50-64
Slawomir - Interview 33  

Slawomir - Interview 33

Age at Interview: 55
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 55
Background: Slawomir is a company director, divorced with 1 son aged 16. Ethnic background/nationality: Polish.
Brief outline:Slawomir was diagnosed 3 months ago, 18 months after first noticing weakness in his leg. He wonders if he may in fact have Lyme Disease. He can still walk and drive.

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He has thought about lots of possible causes. He has spent time near laundry chemicals, but not as much time as the laundry workers themselves.

 



Do you have any thoughts for yourself about what might have caused it?

What might cause? Tick bites? Stress? All are possible, all together. And some extra bacterias as well, or virus. Nobody knows what cause this thing. Immune system auto-aggression?

Have you ever been exposed to chemicals, in your work for instance?

As normal. I got some mercury fillings, which I noticed a few days ago. I think I have to remove them. That's all. But a lot of people got them, not only me. And a lot of people, they were exposed to chemicals. For example I used to do work for those laundries. They got chemicals, soap powders. And you cannot imagine what sort of powder is it. It burns the skin. Yes, but I never, you know, the washermen got more contact with it, a lot of people got more. I never touch these clothes there, I just deal with the machinery. Yeah, they got much more contact than me.
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