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Thank you! L.Bruce Parkinson's Disease Foundation wrote: > In Fort Myers, your Father can take advantage of Dr. Edward Steinmetz and > his colleagues (Drs. Harris L. Bonnette and Douglas Newland) at Palm Medical > Center - a part of Lee Memorial Hospital complex. These are well-trained > and experienced neurologists in the field of movement disorders. Their > clinic number is (941) 939-2412. Lee Memorial Hospital also hosts an > excellent support group for patients, families and anyone > interested/involved in PD. The contact for the support group is Ms. Roberta > Montgomery and she can be reached at (941) 772-6299. > > I hope this helps. > > Jeanne Lee-Rosner > PDF-Chicago > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lynnie Bruce <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: Care Givers > > > Thank you for your information. The area is Ft. Myers where our father > lives. > > We will be going down there in 2 weekends to meet with him, so any > resource > > information you have prior to then would be great. > > > > Lynnie B. > > > > Parkinson's Disease Foundation wrote: > > > > > The patient's neurologist should be able to recommend/prescribe visits > with > > > an occupational therapist who could not only evaluate the home but also > > > recommend other local resources. You might also contact the local > support > > > group (there is one in most areas of the country) as they may already > have a > > > list of all locally-available specialty shops, resources, etc. If you > don't > > > know of a group in your area, I'd be happy to check our referral list - > just > > > send me your area/location. > > > > > > Jeanne Lee-Rosner > > > Associate Director of Educational Programs > > > PDF-Chicago > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Lynnie Bruce <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 12:25 PM > > > Subject: Care Givers > > > > > > > I'm trying to find a resource for providing home care to someone who > > > > needs some daily help with general tasks (dressing, fixing meals, > > > > exercising). > > > > > > > > We'd like to find someone who had nursing skills but also occupational > > > > therapy skills. Is this way too much wishful thinking? > > > > > >