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I have been wondering what the PD drug was he used for Donald Herbert. We keep hearing about the "runaway bride" but not about how Herbert is doing. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Cottingham" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 8:05 PM Subject: Herbert's Doctor In Demand > The source of this article is WGRZ: http://tinyurl.com/cywu5 > > Herbert's Doctor In Demand > > > Posted by: Scott Brown, Reporter > Created: 5/5/2005 6:27:21 PM > Updated: 5/6/2005 7:11:14 PM > > > The Buffalo doctor whose work led to injured firefighter Don Herbert > speaking after years of silence now finds himself in great demand. > > Dr. Jamil Ahmed has received calls and e-mails from around the country, > seeking his advice and his help. > > Someone from Michigan contacted him about a relative with brain injuries. > "My mother is in the same situation, and we would like to know what > medications you gave your patient?" Dr. Ahmed was asked. > > A family physician called asking for help in treating a patient with brain > damage. > > Channel 2's Scott Brown asked Dr. Ahmed how it made him feel. "I'm so > excited," he said. "This is my job to work on these type of problems, to > try and help people. I'm going to continue working and try to help as many > people as I can." > > Three months ago, Dr. Ahmed put together a cocktail of common medications > to try and stimulate Herbert's brain. Last Saturday they took effect. > > There were three drugs used. One treats Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity > Disorder, another is used for Parkinson's disease, and the third for > depression. > > Could this cocktail be used to help other patients? "These medications > could definitely make a difference, maybe not for all the patients, but > for > many of them," said Ahmed. > > "You never know, anybody could wake up, anybody could improve." > > That's something Don Herbert's family can now attest to. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn