The anxiety was the result of my fear of an ALS diagnosis and was really consuming me 24/7 (as well as my wife). After several months of tests and neurology visits That fear was finally put to rest. Now, even though I still have the symptoms the knowledge that it is not a dire situation has taken quite a load off my mind. I know that the white matter disease will continue to progress but so far that has been a slow process and something I learned to cope with.