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Will, I must have missed your point. Dr. Parkinson was given the credit of discovering "shaking palsy". I don't believe he did anything more to advance a cure for PD than Lou Gehrig did for ALS. They both managed to have a disease named after them, albeit under different circumstances. How many fingers do you have on one hand? Equating a broken hip with PD is like comparing acne to melanoma. What do you think should be done to advance PD research? Last time I checked I didn't find any knowledgeable researchers working for a song. How about some new ideas if the current ones aren't to your liking? I'm sure Princess Di's father received the same care any bloak would have regardless of his English class. Sorry Will, but you got my dander up. Greg 47/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: "will johnston" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 10:24 AM Subject: Re: neurologist or movement disorder specialist? > Yvonne, > > James Parkinson was an English MD. We Americans throw vast sums of money > in the direction of improved medical care and medical research. You can > count the medical breakthroughs in PD in the U.S. on one hand and have a > few fingers left over. A few years ago my mother was touring in Exeter and > fell, breaking a hip. The NHS did a wonderful job of taking care of her > and her new hip joint. We are grateful. > > Some of the neurologists who specialize in PD are still on Harley Street, > but most are participants in the NHS. I'm sure Princess Di's dad got good > care with his PD. > > Will Johnnston > A.P.D.A. DelMarVA Chapter Pres. > 4049 Oakland School Road > Salisbury MD 21804 USA 410-543-0110. > > > > ---------- > From: (Yvonne) (Webb) <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: neurologist or movement disorder specialist? > Date: Sunday, June 11, 2000 1:22 PM > > many of you have sent very kind emails in response to my request for help. > thank you for that. > i think my mother is due to see a neurologist. her symptoms seem very clear > cut to me after looking at the web sites devoted to giving information > about > symptoms, and it would seem difficult for anyone with some knowledge to > miss > them now. however, some of you have said i must get her to see a 'movement > disorders specialist'. would there be such specialists in england? health > services in the states seem to be much more progressive than here. > kind regards, > Yvonne >