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I'm sorry you're friend went through that.

I'm also sorry because I should have been more succinct. You are correct.

I, too, have a form of muscular dystrophy called Spinal Muscular Atrophy, type II. I deal with a lot of what's being discussed here, i.e. aspiration pneumonia.

That said, there is, at least in my mind, almost no functional difference between not having a muscle and having muscle so deteriorated that it no longer works. Electrical stimuli such as through a TENS unit does nothing.

Back to OPs suggestion though. You might be able to make a case for early onset muscle assist? Dunno, just spit-ballin'.

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