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My mom passed from ALS when I was 3, she was only 27 years old. Obviously I don’t remember her time in the hospital but I’m guessing she must have been diagnosed around 25-26. Nobody one else on my mother’s side of the family has had ALS, (her grandparents, parents, and siblings.) I’m just so confused on how sporadic ALS works. What are the odds she had a de novo gene mutation? What are the odds I might have inherited it? Since my mom is such a rare case getting diagnosed so young. Im thinking I should get a referral to a genetic counselor to understand better. I’m 23 now and as I get closer to my mom’s age this has been on my mind more. Thank you for reading, any advice is appreciated

I’m going to EMS school, eventually hoping to get into med school in a few years after working as an EMT during my undergraduate. Something I didn’t even think about until I searched it up is hearing damage from the sirens when driving the ambulance. I want to protect my hearing because I like my hearing but also I think I’ll need to hear well in the future as a doctor. If I have to wear hearing protection that’s fine but I’d prefer not to so I can more easily hear my partner and the radio. Anyone currently working as an EMT can you tell me your experience with this? Have you suffered any hearing damage from the sirens?

Fat balding husband in s2e11 is named Ted, then who other than real Ted shows up in s2e12. Nuff said

I will be turning 23 in June, and this fall I will be starting premed, likely majoring in biochemistry. I want to hopefully match into an orthopedic or cardiothoracic surgery residency. But this means I will be in my mid 30s when I leave residency. If I can I would like to try to finish my BA in 3 years and do a 3 year track med school, (though I’m not sure how plausible this really is) to save myself 2 years of time. I just feel like I will be so much older than the rest of my class, and I should’ve started at 18. What do you all think? Are there people in their late 20s/early 30s in your med school? Also I plan to do a 4 week CNA class next month so I can work part time during my undergrad to get some clinical hours done. TIA