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Dear List Family, and especially our "State-of-Mainers" (also known as "Mainiacs!:") <grinning>... The Portland Harold-Press article pointed out to me something I'd never given more than a brief thought about - and that is there appears to be a growing number of PWPs who are either forced to travel to another state or to drive great distances in their home state in order to see a neurologist specializing in movement disorders with a support team specializing in movement disorders. Of course such a team is needed in Maine, but perhaps a MOBILE neurology team might benefit even more individuals --- sort of like the circuit riding preachers, physicians, and lawyers I've seen an example of this being done now - today - by the veterinary clinic my which treats Buzzy and Scoter, my cats There's a full service clinic with several "resident vets" and a well trained support staff. An on-site surgical team is available, if needed. My cats receive excellent veterinary care when needed, however. Buzzy and Scooter have never seen the inside of the vet's office. Whenever I feel one or the other of my cats needs medical attention, I phone Dr. Sandy, a partner in the veterinary clinic which treats Buzzy and Scooter, and she comes to MY HOME and brings the vet's "office" with her -- in a VERY well equipt van -- right to my door. There's always a member if the stationery office's support staff who rides along with and assists Dr. Sandy's as she makes her daily rounds. In essence. Dr. Sandy is much like the circuit riders of yor. And by the way, the folks who originally brought their pets to the vet's office raised the money needed to outfit the clinic's van and and to see that it carried state-of-the-art equipment. I wonder if circuit riding movement disorder team might not provide the type of service which is needed in Maine and some other states? I also believe the funds to purchase and outfit a medical van should come from donations from the nation-wide Parkinson's community, just like the Pennies for Parkinson's campaign. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] Food for thoughts... Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 10:15 AM Subject: PWP's in on-line Spotlight: Ivan Suzman and Karen Bardo >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 62 deg. F :-) >***************************************************************** *** >Dear friends, > >In today's Portland Press-Herald, (Maine), a Blethen >newspaper, there is a full-column story by Joshua L. Weinstein, >that appeared on p. 2 of the Local and State section, > > "Group seeks Parkinson's specialists." > >The ":group" is the Maine Parkinson's community. The story can be >found until early next Wednesday morning, April 5, at >www.portland.com., and subsequently, in the Archives link. > >Click on "NEWS" in the banner across the top of the > page, and go towards the bottom of the page that >then appears. The story appears just after >a story about cellular research, and just above obituaries >(oh well, at least we're noticed!) > >I was fortunate to be interviewed and quoted , along with >our fellow PIEN member, Karen Bardo, also a Maine >young-onset PD patient. > > >Ifs there anyone on the PIEN list can help to download the >story onto PIEN? My computer is acting up and I cannot >do this for you at the moment. > >Ivan Suzman > >50/39/36 > >:-)