hi, are there any pd people around So. Oregon...Grants Pass maybe?

any in the group here or do you know someone?


Coleen    :-)

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-----Original Message-----
From: judith richards <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: Newly dx'd PD


>Barbara Mallut wrote:
>> I'd like to see all newly diagnosed PWPs be contacted by another
>> Parkie who will act as a contact person ...a tactful one... with
>> answers to the myriads of questions the newby Parkie may have, and
>> suggestions and hints on how best to adapt to the disease and to ease
>> newly diagnosed into a support group sooner, rather than later.
>
>        When a newly diagnosed young onset contacts the Parkinson office
here,
>they are invited to join our support group. If they are interested, they
>are told that they will be called by one of the leaders. Then, either
>Joe (co-leader) or I (whichever) call the new person and invite them to
>meet us at our home.
>        This past summer we had two new couples here with the four of us -
Joe
>and his wife, Donna, and Al and myself. We have found that small
>meetings like this make new PWP more comfortable prior to meeting the
>whole group.
>        Sometimes they are not ready to join the group, but prefer to meet
and
>talk to someone one on one. In that case, Joe or I will be contacted to
>set up a meeting. Joe has even met new PWP in a coffee shop - sort of
>neutral territory.
>        There are contact people available to talk to older newly diagnosed
PWP
>and/or their spouses, too.
>
>> I suspect my experience was an extreme because of that one man, but
>> it haunted me the whole time that I spent working up to going to the
>> group again.
>
>I had a similar experience which is one of the reasons I like to invite
>newbies here.
>
>Judith
>--
>Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada
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