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Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:51:43 -0500
From: McLeaming, Gary (MTO) <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'Barbara Patterson' <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Nutrition for Parkinson's
Barb...thank you for taking the time to respond to my e-mail. I would
appreciate it very much if you could forward my request. I will pass on your
suggestions to my mother and hope for the best. I admire your strength and
positive attitude in dealing with this problem. God bless...Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Patterson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:39 AM
To: McLeaming, Gary (MTO)
Subject: Re: Nutrition for Parkinson's
Hi, Gary...sorry to hear your mother is having such problems. Has she
tried going to a nutritionist? Perhaps her neurologist can recommend
someone who knows about Parkinson's and diabetes. There is a
nutritionist on the Parkinsn List who might be able to make some helpful
suggestions. Would you like me to forward your message to her? With or
without identifying you? Or I could forward it to the List (with or
without identifying you)? One thing I would suggest is that you try to
ensure that your mother isn't alone while she's trying to eat in case she
does choke. The only other suggestion is that she drink plenty of
water. I find eating is easier if I don't try to walk/talk while
eating. Hope some of this is helpful to your mother. Barb
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, McLeaming, Gary (MTO) wrote:
> Barbara,
> My mother has had Parkinsons for nearly the last 20 years and now she
> has reached a point were she can hardly eat. The main problem is that she
> can not chew her food. But to complicate the problem she is a diabetic. I
> was wondering if there is any list of foods, etc. that you could suggest
to
> help this situation. Any thing you can suggest will be appreciated.
> Thank you,
>
> Gary Mcleaming
> [log in to unmask]
>
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