Re: From LAX to Dr. G hotel question

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all that info Robin! I am calling our DAN! doc Rossignol Monday and

asking about what I could do as this will be about 5.5 hour trip for us, so

should be interesting. I’m sure they’ll have ideas too on what to calm him.

I keep thinking I am absolutely crazy for taking him across the country. I hope

this really works out!

thx again,

kathi

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Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 12:57 PM

Subject: From LAX to Dr. G hotel question

Hi there,

So from LAX to Dr. G is 33 min as per mapquest. You COULD stay near LAX but I

have found driving the 405 to get to him is a nightmare.

Homewood suites by Hilton in Agoura hills is 15 min further north, so you'll

drive 15 more min, BUT I love not battling the 405 the next day to get to him.

Its a smooth 15 min ride on the 101 from hotel to office.

Hotel address is 28901 Canwood st. Agoura Hills 91301

check websites like expedia and then check hotel directly for best rate. It can

be cheaper either way.

I'd love to hear how it goes! Please update!

(If your child will have issue w/ the trip can you ask a doctor or or even a D.O

to rx your son a tranquilizer? It prob won't even knock him out, just take it

down some. You would just need 2 doses, one to get here and one to get back. )

My son is fine w/ trip but not with blood draws. We use valium and it doesn't

even knock him out! It just takes it down a bit.

Verset (not sure of spelling) worked wonderful to calm my son pre ear tube

surgey. Nurses say it gives an amnesia effect, as the person does not remember

the stressful moment. I am actually going to ask for that one next blood draw,

as valium is not really working so well. Anyway, my 2 cents:)

Take care!

Robin Driver

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HELP for hotels, please

Can someone recommend a hotel to stay at in California? The office doesn’t

give a list and we are from the east coast. Any recommendation??

Thanks

Kathi

[Guest guest]

Hey Kathi,

Your not crazy, but wonderful to do this for your son! I hope it goes well for

you. Rossignal is super cool, and seems like he would understand the sedative

need. Worse case, you can always ask for a sedative from Goldberg, for your

trip back.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have future trip questions. Going there

12 times a year, I feel we have earned a navigation badge, lol!

Before your trip out it would be good to send a list of specific questions /

concerns as the time will slip by. Many times, I am driving away pissed that I

forgot something, lol! He responds well to an email agenda of areas of concern.

Best wishes!

Robin Driver

San Diego

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From LAX to Dr. G hotel question

Hi there,

So from LAX to Dr. G is 33 min as per mapquest. You COULD stay near LAX but I

have found driving the 405 to get to him is a nightmare.

Homewood suites by Hilton in Agoura hills is 15 min further north, so you'll

drive 15 more min, BUT I love not battling the 405 the next day to get to him.

Its a smooth 15 min ride on the 101 from hotel to office.

Hotel address is 28901 Canwood st. Agoura Hills 91301

check websites like expedia and then check hotel directly for best rate. It can

be cheaper either way.

I'd love to hear how it goes! Please update!

(If your child will have issue w/ the trip can you ask a doctor or or even a D.O

to rx your son a tranquilizer? It prob won't even knock him out, just take it

down some. You would just need 2 doses, one to get here and one to get back. )

My son is fine w/ trip but not with blood draws. We use valium and it

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

I saved a past post (very old) by Cheryl that talked about how to get free

air fare for medical reasons. Don't know if these programs still exist but

it is worth a try. I have also heard of Angel Wings

http://www.angelflight.org/. Also look up Carforce on the internet for

help.

Here is what Cheryl said:

Posted by: " Cheryl Lowrance "

<mailto:c.lowrance@...?Subject=%20Re%3Awonderwegian>

c.lowrance@... <midian42> midian42

Tue Aug 7, 2007 9:39 pm (PST)

As promised, here's the plane tickets info:

Free Airline tickets from Continental Airline to visit doctor out of

state. If you are taking your child to see a doctor out of state, you

can order free airplane tickets from Continental Airline. They will

fly the child and one parent free. The program is called Careforce.

You will call Melia at 281-360-5314. All she needs is a note

from a doctor stating that you have an appointment on certain date.

Her fax number is 281-361-7114. You can use this program once a

year. ***NOTE*** This was posted in 2007. If you are viewing this

later, the name of the contact may not be the same but the program

should still be called CAREFORCE so you should still be able to speak

with someone.

Southwest also has a program, I haven't looked up the details but you

can find it out by calling them.

<http://www.miracleflights.org/> http://www.miracleflights.org/

They work with all these other airline programs and if they can't

get tickets through one of the programs, they buy them for you.

Also, they will fly both parents along with the patient.

Best,

Marcia

[Guest guest]

Gaylen, Marcia,

Thanks. I had no idea this even MIGHT exist. This is great news. My husband

lost his job about 3 months ago now, so this is so timely! I will definitely

check it out!!

Thanks again everyone!

Kathi

From: and Marcia Hinds [mailto:hindssite@...]

Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:32 AM

kathi0908@...;

Subject: Re: From LAX to Dr. G hotel question

Kathy,

I saved a past post (very old) by Cheryl that talked about how to get free

air fare for medical reasons. Don't know if these programs still exist but

it is worth a try. I have also heard of Angel Wings

http://www.angelflight.org/. Also look up Carforce on the internet for

help.

Here is what Cheryl said:

Posted by: " Cheryl Lowrance "

<mailto:c.lowrance@...?Subject=%20Re%3Awonderwegian>

c.lowrance@... <midian42> midian42

Tue Aug 7, 2007 9:39 pm (PST)

As promised, here's the plane tickets info:

Free Airline tickets from Continental Airline to visit doctor out of

state. If you are taking your child to see a doctor out of state, you

can order free airplane tickets from Continental Airline. They will

fly the child and one parent free. The program is called Careforce.

You will call Melia at 281-360-5314. All she needs is a note

from a doctor stating that you have an appointment on certain date.

Her fax number is 281-361-7114. You can use this program once a

year. ***NOTE*** This was posted in 2007. If you are viewing this

later, the name of the contact may not be the same but the program

should still be called CAREFORCE so you should still be able to speak

with someone.

Southwest also has a program, I haven't looked up the details but you

can find it out by calling them.

<http://www.miracleflights.org/> http://www.miracleflights.org/

They work with all these other airline programs and if they can't

get tickets through one of the programs, they buy them for you.

Also, they will fly both parents along with the patient.

Best,

Marcia

[Guest guest]

We looked into this 2 years ago, several organizations, when we had to fly

from NY to CA to see an immunologist.

They are free, but the bad thing is, they get you the cheapest flights.

That can mean if it is cheaper for them to get you on 2, 3 or 4 connecting

flights than it is to fly you direct, they do that. The one " flight " to CA one

organization offered us had 3 lay overs and would have taken a total of 13

hours to get for NY to CA. My son would have lost his mind. We ended up

getting a great deal through Jet Blue and figured whatever we paid was worth

getting there in 6 hours and being done with it!

Good luck

Kerrie

In a message dated 1/2/2011 4:42:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

kathi0908@... writes:

Gaylen, Marcia,

Thanks. I had no idea this even MIGHT exist. This is great news. My husband

lost his job about 3 months ago now, so this is so timely! I will

definitely

check it out!!

Thanks again everyone!

Kathi

[Guest guest]

Fyi all, this angel network is only for 13 western states. It's great, but

just so you know, it's not for east coast folks.

kathi

From: and Marcia Hinds [mailto:hindssite@...]

Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:32 AM

kathi0908@...;

Subject: Re: From LAX to Dr. G hotel question

Kathy,

I saved a past post (very old) by Cheryl that talked about how to get free

air fare for medical reasons. Don't know if these programs still exist but

it is worth a try. I have also heard of Angel Wings

http://www.angelflight.org/. Also look up Carforce on the internet for

help.

Here is what Cheryl said:

Posted by: " Cheryl Lowrance "

<mailto:c.lowrance@...?Subject=%20Re%3Awonderwegian>

c.lowrance@... <midian42> midian42

Tue Aug 7, 2007 9:39 pm (PST)

As promised, here's the plane tickets info:

Free Airline tickets from Continental Airline to visit doctor out of

state. If you are taking your child to see a doctor out of state, you

can order free airplane tickets from Continental Airline. They will

fly the child and one parent free. The program is called Careforce.

You will call Melia at 281-360-5314. All she needs is a note

from a doctor stating that you have an appointment on certain date.

Her fax number is 281-361-7114. You can use this program once a

year. ***NOTE*** This was posted in 2007. If you are viewing this

later, the name of the contact may not be the same but the program

should still be called CAREFORCE so you should still be able to speak

with someone.

Southwest also has a program, I haven't looked up the details but you

can find it out by calling them.

<http://www.miracleflights.org/> http://www.miracleflights.org/

They work with all these other airline programs and if they can't

get tickets through one of the programs, they buy them for you.

Also, they will fly both parents along with the patient.

Best,

Marcia