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I was wondering if my letter made it through. See below: ---------- Many Thanks to all the responses!! > The letter really struck a cord with mom. With her recent stay in the > hospital as > her parkinson's symptoms were getting worse. While there the Doctors played > with her meds making her either totally rigid to totally confused and > hallucinating. Our family Doctor wouldn't listen to me when I told her my > mother was getting worse daily and I was afraid she was going to die! Our > Doctor said she wasn't and since she said my mother always recognised her > the Doctor was not too terribly concerned!! After two weeks in the hospital > with mom getting more confused and more rigid unable to move or even feed > herself and now forced to wear a diaper, our Doctor finally phoned me to > ask me about mom's Living Will and did I think a feeding tube would go > against my mother's wishes and would I be able to get to the hospital at > night if my mother died!!! > > If it weren't for this wonderful Listserv my mother would probably be > dead!! This situation forced me to get more involved and to learn something > ( most important: Doctor's are not always right nor are they always well > informed!! ) My mother is home now and is doing ok. She is trying Mirapex > which so far doesn't seem to be working. Mom is seriously thing of having a > Palidotomy and has just started to make the necessary phone calls. Mom is > having problems with dyskensia and either freezing or rigidity in her right > leg which worsens as the day passes making it difficult for her to walk. > She is in contact with Dr. Calne at the Motion Disorder Clinic at UBC. They > feel mom would be a good candidate for a palidotomy ( mom is 67 ). > > Is there anyone on this List who has had a palidotomy here in Vancouver, > British Columbia? We'd like to hear about it. Who did it, when, how are the > results, etc....We seem to hear of all the American ones are there no > successful Canadian ones? > > Thanks again!!! > > Take care > > Bye for now > > Susan > > > To Email me: [log in to unmask] > > To see me: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1391/index.html >