Yep , I was there 7 years ago , , twice ! First @ UAB , Diagnosed me with ALS at age 47 and was told DO NOT research this desease , it will depress you , , he was right , it did ! I sat down for a month then I got up and I went to ALS clinic at Emory in Atlanta , and after several test was told they didn't know what was wrong with me but it was NOT ALS ! Anyway , after 2 years of a severe ear ache and seeing 52 doctors, I wound up at Vanderbilt where I was diagnosed with cancer, , , words can't explain how you feel after hearing the "C" word.