Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

[Guest guest]

Trisha -

Wow !! You go girl! This is GREAT news - way to go. Can't wait to hear more

about it!!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

Trisha, THIS IS AWESOME! Congratulations on getting a response. We would love to join you. Sara and Sam will both be out of their bands, but we're still fighting Cigna, and we'd love the exposure. If not, we'll definitely watch for Braeden's cute little face to be on the news.

Do you want to join Ana, and I for lunch this Wednesday? We're meeting at Chili's on Preston and LBJ at 11:30.

Gail

Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the bottom...Want to join me and my family??? trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ... especially if you and your family agree to participate. i'm out of town all next week, but write again and we'll set something up for later this month or in June. thanks In thought, Hammarley Fox 4 Medical Reporter KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000 web: www.kdfwfox4.com Thanks for watching FOX 4 News! >>> <ttm4@...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>> email: ttm4@... name: Trisha T. s city: Dallas state: TX comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched Hammerly for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his stories and I wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4 mo. old son has. It is called Torticollis "Wry Neck" or "Twisted Neck". The reason I am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents dont know what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not caught early enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not asked about my son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @ his 8 wk. check up things could have been worse later on down the road. His Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has Moderate/Sever Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left untreated it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful surgical intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated could lead to lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are dealing with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are claiming the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to be for "Cosmetics". When in most cases it is cause from conditions like Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have tried repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc band. Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to be a story done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of the problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting for . Please consider doing some research and possibly a story on this. Thank You.

[Guest guest]

Yes Trisha, Please, please join us for lunch!

Ana & Jace

> Trisha, THIS IS AWESOME! Congratulations on getting a response.

We would love to join you. Sara and Sam will both be out of their

bands, but we're still fighting Cigna, and we'd love the exposure.

If not, we'll definitely watch for Braeden's cute little face to be

on the news.

>

> Do you want to join Ana, and I for lunch this Wednesday?

We're meeting at Chili's on Preston and LBJ at 11:30.

>

> Gail

> Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

>

>

> I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the

bottom...Want to join me and my family???

>

>

> trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ...

especially if you and your family agree to participate. i'm out of

town all next week, but write again and we'll set something up for

later this month or in June. thanks

>

> In thought, Hammarley

> Fox 4 Medical Reporter

> KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

> phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000

> web: www.kdfwfox4.com

> Thanks for watching FOX 4 News!

>

> >>> <ttm4@s...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>>

> email: ttm4@s...

> name: Trisha T. s

> city: Dallas

> state: TX

> comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched

Hammerly

> for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his

stories and I

> wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4

mo. old son

> has. It is called Torticollis " Wry Neck " or " Twisted Neck " .

The reason I

> am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents

dont know

> what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not

caught early

> enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not

asked about my

> son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @

his 8 wk.

> check up things could have been worse later on down the road.

His

> Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has

Moderate/Sever

> Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left

untreated

> it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful

surgical

> intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated

could lead to

> lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are

dealing

> with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are

claiming

> the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to

be for

> " Cosmetics " . When in most cases it is cause from conditions

like

> Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have

tried

> repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc

band.

> Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to

be a story

> done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of

the

> problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting

for . Please

> consider doing some research and possibly a story on this.

Thank You.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am still in shock....and now I am getting scared...I dont know to much and I

feel like he may expect me to know it all....I am shaking in my shoes

Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

Trisha -

Wow !! You go girl! This is GREAT news - way to go. Can't wait to hear more

about it!!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

That may just work...I work at 35 & 635...I will see if I can take longer than

an hour that day....I would love to meet ya'll...I work for my dad so maybe I

can swindle something....Can you believe he wrote me back??? I was so excited I

wanted to just scream...then the reality set in that I dont know much about all

of this and I am y have gotten in over my head here...But I hope it all falls

into place w/his casting....Trisha

Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

Trisha, THIS IS AWESOME! Congratulations on getting a response. We would love

to join you. Sara and Sam will both be out of their bands, but we're still

fighting Cigna, and we'd love the exposure. If not, we'll definitely watch for

Braeden's cute little face to be on the news.

Do you want to join Ana, and I for lunch this Wednesday? We're meeting

at Chili's on Preston and LBJ at 11:30.

Gail

Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the bottom...Want

to join me and my family???

trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ... especially if you

and your family agree to participate. i'm out of town all next week, but write

again and we'll set something up for later this month or in June. thanks

In thought, Hammarley

Fox 4 Medical Reporter

KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000

web: www.kdfwfox4.com

Thanks for watching FOX 4 News!

>>> <ttm4@...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>>

email: ttm4@...

name: Trisha T. s

city: Dallas

state: TX

comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched Hammerly

for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his stories and I

wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4 mo. old son

has. It is called Torticollis " Wry Neck " or " Twisted Neck " . The reason I

am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents dont know

what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not caught early

enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not asked about my

son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @ his 8 wk.

check up things could have been worse later on down the road. His

Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has Moderate/Sever

Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left untreated

it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful surgical

intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated could lead to

lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are dealing

with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are claiming

the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to be for

" Cosmetics " . When in most cases it is cause from conditions like

Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have tried

repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc band.

Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to be a story

done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of the

problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting for . Please

consider doing some research and possibly a story on this. Thank You.

[Guest guest]

I'm going to try....I will try to work something out...Trisha

Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

Yes Trisha, Please, please join us for lunch!

Ana & Jace

> Trisha, THIS IS AWESOME! Congratulations on getting a response.

We would love to join you. Sara and Sam will both be out of their

bands, but we're still fighting Cigna, and we'd love the exposure.

If not, we'll definitely watch for Braeden's cute little face to be

on the news.

>

> Do you want to join Ana, and I for lunch this Wednesday?

We're meeting at Chili's on Preston and LBJ at 11:30.

>

> Gail

> Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

>

>

> I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the

bottom...Want to join me and my family???

>

>

> trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ...

especially if you and your family agree to participate. i'm out of

town all next week, but write again and we'll set something up for

later this month or in June. thanks

>

> In thought, Hammarley

> Fox 4 Medical Reporter

> KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

> phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000

> web: www.kdfwfox4.com

> Thanks for watching FOX 4 News!

>

> >>> <ttm4@s...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>>

> email: ttm4@s...

> name: Trisha T. s

> city: Dallas

> state: TX

> comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched

Hammerly

> for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his

stories and I

> wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4

mo. old son

> has. It is called Torticollis " Wry Neck " or " Twisted Neck " .

The reason I

> am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents

dont know

> what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not

caught early

> enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not

asked about my

> son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @

his 8 wk.

> check up things could have been worse later on down the road.

His

> Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has

Moderate/Sever

> Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left

untreated

> it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful

surgical

> intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated

could lead to

> lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are

dealing

> with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are

claiming

> the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to

be for

> " Cosmetics " . When in most cases it is cause from conditions

like

> Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have

tried

> repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc

band.

> Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to

be a story

> done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of

the

> problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting

for . Please

> consider doing some research and possibly a story on this.

Thank You.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Trisha,

If you want, I'll be there to hold your hand. I consider myself somewhat of a new expert on plagio/tort, and I definitely know where to find info if they ask a question I can't answer. This will be good...

Gail

Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!! Trisha - Wow !! You go girl! This is GREAT news - way to go. Can't wait to hear more about it!! Marci (Mom to ) Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

Trisha,

We will be moving to the metroplex in two weeks. My dd McKenna also has tort and plagio. Who do you use for a therapist? I am looking for one knowledgable with tort. Also I would be more than happy to help with the newscast. We are fighting with insurance right now to get the DOC Band. Please keep me informed.

and McKenna

Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the bottom...Want to join me and my family??? trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ... especially if you and your family agree to participate. i'm out of town all next week, but write again and we'll set something up for later this month or in June. thanks In thought, Hammarley Fox 4 Medical Reporter KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000 web: www.kdfwfox4.com Thanks for watching FOX 4 News! >>> <ttm4@...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>> email: ttm4@... name: Trisha T. s city: Dallas state: TX comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched Hammerly for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his stories and I wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4 mo. old son has. It is called Torticollis "Wry Neck" or "Twisted Neck". The reason I am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents dont know what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not caught early enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not asked about my son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @ his 8 wk. check up things could have been worse later on down the road. His Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has Moderate/Sever Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left untreated it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful surgical intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated could lead to lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are dealing with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are claiming the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to be for "Cosmetics". When in most cases it is cause from conditions like Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have tried repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc band. Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to be a story done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of the problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting for . Please consider doing some research and possibly a story on this. Thank You.

[Guest guest]

I would love to have you on our Band Wagon!!! I Like our therapist he is

wonderful and his assistant is great but he doesnt deal w/Tort daily...but there

is a lady I wanted to take him to her name is Jane Waggoner at Kidnetics & I

have heard an abbundance of wonderful stories about her. Problem is she wasnt

on our Ins. Plan and financially we are strapped...she was w/Easter Seals and

has a wonderful reputation....but I will say if she isnt on your plan I would

recommend he is at Medical City of Dallas...What Insurance do you have???

how long have you been driving down this road??? What area of Dallas are you

moving too??? I would love to have you join in on my venture....Trisha

Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

Trisha,

We will be moving to the metroplex in two weeks. My dd McKenna also has tort

and plagio. Who do you use for a therapist? I am looking for one knowledgable

with tort. Also I would be more than happy to help with the newscast. We are

fighting with insurance right now to get the DOC Band. Please keep me informed.

and McKenna

Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the bottom...Want

to join me and my family???

trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ... especially if you

and your family agree to participate. i'm out of town all next week, but write

again and we'll set something up for later this month or in June. thanks

In thought, Hammarley

Fox 4 Medical Reporter

KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000

web: www.kdfwfox4.com

Thanks for watching FOX 4 News!

>>> <ttm4@...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>>

email: ttm4@...

name: Trisha T. s

city: Dallas

state: TX

comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched Hammerly

for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his stories and I

wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4 mo. old son

has. It is called Torticollis " Wry Neck " or " Twisted Neck " . The reason I

am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents dont know

what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not caught early

enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not asked about my

son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @ his 8 wk.

check up things could have been worse later on down the road. His

Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has Moderate/Sever

Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left untreated

it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful surgical

intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated could lead to

lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are dealing

with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are claiming

the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to be for

" Cosmetics " . When in most cases it is cause from conditions like

Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have tried

repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc band.

Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to be a story

done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of the

problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting for . Please

consider doing some research and possibly a story on this. Thank You.

[Guest guest]

Trisha,

We will be moving to . It is about 15 minutes south of Fort Worth. McKenna was born Nov. 1, 2001. She was diagnosed with tort at 2 months. Luckily when I asked our ped about her always looking to the left, he knew what it was. Repositioning has helped with her plagio, but now that she is so mobile it is a lot harder. We are trying to get approved for the DOC. Our insurance, First Health, just denied us. They said they need more info for medical neccessity. So we have an appointment with Dr. Fearon, a cranio-facial surgeon, on the 21st. He is located in Dallas around Medical City. Hopefully he can appease the insurance. I can't wait to get together and meet all of you from the metroplex once we move. Thanks again for the info for PT's.

and McKenna

Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!! I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the bottom...Want to join me and my family??? trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ... especially if you and your family agree to participate. i'm out of town all next week, but write again and we'll set something up for later this month or in June. thanks In thought, Hammarley Fox 4 Medical Reporter KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000 web: www.kdfwfox4.com Thanks for watching FOX 4 News! >>> <ttm4@...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>> email: ttm4@... name: Trisha T. s city: Dallas state: TX comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched Hammerly for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his stories and I wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4 mo. old son has. It is called Torticollis "Wry Neck" or "Twisted Neck". The reason I am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents dont know what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not caught early enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not asked about my son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @ his 8 wk. check up things could have been worse later on down the road. His Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has Moderate/Sever Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left untreated it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful surgical intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated could lead to lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are dealing with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are claiming the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to be for "Cosmetics". When in most cases it is cause from conditions like Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have tried repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc band. Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to be a story done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of the problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting for . Please consider doing some research and possibly a story on this. Thank You.

[Guest guest]

Trisha,

Way to go!!!! That's great that you will be able to reach so many people!!!

Let us know how it goes!

' Mom

[Guest guest]

Hi ....We were going to see Dr. Fearon to begin with but went to Dr. Day instead Dr. Day got us in quicker and he ordered X-rays before our appt and was a little more thorough w/ us even before we went in. I do not know Dr. Fearon so I cant say anything about him, except I have heard he was a good Dr. I just felt better that Dr. Day wanted to do the x-rays first so he would have them at our first appt instead of having to come back again later...Dr. Day is at Medical City also...he works w/Dr. Genekov & Dr. Salyer they are the actual surgeons .... Dr. Fearons office is next theirs also...it is in Medical City in building C. I can not wait to meet ya'll either...This is exciting. Trisha

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto:rwalke11@...]Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:59 PMPlagiocephaly Subject: Re: Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!!

Trisha,

We will be moving to . It is about 15 minutes south of Fort Worth. McKenna was born Nov. 1, 2001. She was diagnosed with tort at 2 months. Luckily when I asked our ped about her always looking to the left, he knew what it was. Repositioning has helped with her plagio, but now that she is so mobile it is a lot harder. We are trying to get approved for the DOC. Our insurance, First Health, just denied us. They said they need more info for medical neccessity. So we have an appointment with Dr. Fearon, a cranio-facial surgeon, on the 21st. He is located in Dallas around Medical City. Hopefully he can appease the insurance. I can't wait to get together and meet all of you from the metroplex once we move. Thanks again for the info for PT's.

and McKenna

Gail...NEWS STORY!!!! I am in shock!!! I heard from Fox 4!!! My letter that I wrote to them is at the bottom...Want to join me and my family??? trisha, thanks for watching! i'd love to do the story ... especially if you and your family agree to participate. i'm out of town all next week, but write again and we'll set something up for later this month or in June. thanks In thought, Hammarley Fox 4 Medical Reporter KDFW FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX phone: 214-720-4444 / 817-654-4000 web: www.kdfwfox4.com Thanks for watching FOX 4 News! >>> <ttm4@...> 05/08/02 09:39PM >>> email: ttm4@... name: Trisha T. s city: Dallas state: TX comment: I am a regular viewer of Fox 4 and I have watched Hammerly for as long as I can remember. I have seen several of his stories and I wanted to ask about him doing a story on a condition that my 4 mo. old son has. It is called Torticollis "Wry Neck" or "Twisted Neck". The reason I am wanting him to do a story on this is that alot of parents dont know what to look for and it can cause even more problems if not caught early enough. The signs are so easy to overlook and if I had not asked about my son alway seeming to look to his right and his head being flat @ his 8 wk. check up things could have been worse later on down the road. His Torticollis has cause flattening of his head he has Moderate/Sever Brachycehaly & Plagiocephaly. In some cases if these are left untreated it can lead to correcting a residual deformity with painful surgical intervention. There are good chance to that left untreated could lead to lifelong deformities. I have met many parents lately that are dealing with this with me and it is difficult. Insurance companies are claiming the corrections with the DOC band (from Cranial Technologies) to be for "Cosmetics". When in most cases it is cause from conditions like Torticollis. My son in in Physical Therapy now and we have tried repostioning and nothing is helping. Our only hope is the doc band. Which we are fighting for. However I am just wanting there to be a story done to make other parents aware of these conditions and all of the problems it can cause. The children are what I am fighting for . Please consider doing some research and possibly a story on this. Thank You.

[Guest guest]

We saw both both fearon and day and loved them both-when we lived in Dallas!

Beck Mom to

doc grad