I helped care for my aunt in her home as she declined from ALS. She died in 2015 at age 87. She was diagnosed just 4 months before her death. We were told hers was the "bulbar" type (sp?), as she quickly became unable to speak or to swallow. I hope this N.U. study will soon lead go a clinical trial for all those now coping with ALS and for all those who will yet be diagnosed.