Re: News>Donna

[Guest guest]

Yes, very. This is why my brother hired a pilot and plane. Dad

could

never have made it on Southwestern. However, after an hour with the

doctor, we knew we had brought him to the right place.

Dr. O'Suilleabhain is a movement disorder neurologist. He also

teaches at Southwestern Medical School. He is from Dublin,

Ireland and fellowed in movement disorders at the Mayo. He is in

research, and so he did not just throw out a diagnosis. But,

we feel, after another week or so, that he might be ready to make

one.

He did say it is not a spinal thing. We had had trouble with MRIs

before (Dad has Harrington rods in back and they make things fussy

sometimes). I think he had CAT again too.

I may have mentioned to someone (maybe Bill) that after it took five

of us to get Dad on plane coming back, after they got up in the air,

the door on my brother's side flew open. They, of course, had to

come

back down to fix the door. This, could have been a tragedy. So, I

guess things could always be worse.

Regards,

Donna in Dallas

> Thank you Donna

> You are so right about education. It is the only way to move

forward in

> this world.

>

> I too, have noticed that I am much more observant than I used to be

when

> it comes to seeing and helping someone who is having trouble getting

> around. I think dealing with this disease gives all of us a whole

new

> slant on life as we know it.

>

> I have another 20 pages ready to go to the good Dr on Tues. I'm

trying

> to pull things that may help him understand the use of medications

and

> some of the things to look for.

>

> Hope your Dad is feeling better. That trip had to have just about

wiped

> him out. I know Elmer would never have been able to tolerate it.

>

> Sally in KS