Re: Vancouver Med Resources Needed re: Sosan's mom

["Perdices, Claudia" <cperdice@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is an NPF  Center of Excellence at the University of British Columbia.
Call (604) 822-7705 for support group information and call (604) 822-7660
for the Movement Disorder Specialist.
Claudia Perdices, MSW
NPF
Good Samaritan Hospital

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Blake-Krebs [SMTP:BarbKKFI@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 7:25 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
> Subject:      Vancouver Med Resources Needed re: Sosan's mom
>
> Is anyone familiar with Movement Disorder Specialists in Vancouver and
> also
> support groups?  If so, would you please post to the list asap.  A new
> member
> of our list needs help.  Her 66-year-old mom is the one with PD, and is in
> the
> hospital (in case you missed her earlier post).
>
> <<Susan S. has written in part:
>
>
> I am located near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. My mom's
> neurologist
>
> is Dr. Tessler. I have never met him and he is also in Vancouver.
>
>
>
> We do have some friends who are helping. I have very little family and
> they
>
> are too far away to help physically, just emotionally.
>
>
>
> A friend of a friend of my mother is a nurse and she just came by to take
>
> in a new pair of  slippers and blouse to the hospital for me as I don't
>
> want mom to catch my cold and as I am very fatigued already.
>
>
> Unfortunately, I just developed a *delightful* cold, sore throat and cough
>
> am now afraid to go into the hospital to see my mother in case I pass it
> on
>
> to her. I am in a wheelchair and now I am concerned for both our health.
>
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
>
>
> Take care
>
>
>
> Bye for now
>
>
>
> Susan
>
> To Email me:  stomlin@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> To see me:  
>
> [tells about her long battle with Kugdberg Welander, the rare disease that
> has
> you in a wheel chair]