Kathrynne, You're wonderful. Thanks for always looking out for us... and for all you do! nina Kathrynne Holden, MS,RD wrote: > Jed Blue wrote: > > > But people just don't seem to realise that we exist - just had a social > > service agency tell me today that I was not eligible for a caregiver > > through their - wait for it -- "frail nd elderly " program!!! > > Dear listmembers, > I hope you will not give up. I believe your work is paying off, though it may not > seem very visible yet. Some of you may recall I wrote an article for my practice > group's newsletter (I'm a registered dietitian) on malnutrition and PD. Since then, > I've had numerous requests for more information from long-term-care and home health > agencies; and last week I was interviewed by telephone by the editor of a disease > management newsletter -- she had read my article, and realized that PD could be a > good candidate for disease management programs. I've also been asked to write > articles on PD for two professional journals, which I hope to do, although my time > is becoming pretty cramped currently. > > Further, the editor of a new book for home care works phoned me, requesting > permission to reprint portions of an article I wrote on nutrition and stress. Her > book is heavily focused on the stresses of caring for people with Alzheimers. I gave > permission to reprint, but also convinced her to add material on PD, and the unique > stresses it brings both to the PWP and caregivers. She was dumbfounded at the > materials, statistics, and case histories I was able to offer, and is now planning > to include information on PD. It probably won't be more than a paragraph, maybe > just a sentence or two, but even that much could be an eye-opener for many. > > It is not happening as fast as we would all wish for, but I do believe word is > spreading. > > Best regards, > Kathrynne > > -- > Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD > "Nutrition you can live with!" > Medical nutrition therapy > http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ > Tel: 970-493-6532 // Fax: 970-493-6538 -- Nina P. Brown Phone: 713.729.1544 Fax: 713.610.8662