St Louis Shriners Question

[Guest guest]

I was talking to our pediatrician about going to Shriners and she told

me that you have to be sponsered by a Shriner. Does anyone know

anything about this?

Thanks,

Anne

[Guest guest]

Yes, every patient who is seen at a Shriner's hospital has a Shriner sponsor.

You don't have to track one down on your own though, the hospital can assign you

one--usually someone from your area. I was worried about this too when we

started the application process, but it's no big deal at all.

By the way, Jonah's sponsor is a very sweet man, the director of a local funeral

home. The hospital lets him know when we have appointments scheduled and he

calls us to see if we need anything. He and the local Shrine club reimburse us

for gas (which at $2.65+ per gallon on a 600 mile round-trip gets pricey). In

fact, I'm working on a story for our local free rag about him and Jonah.

Hope this helps. Let us know how the plans to see Dr Dobbs are going.

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7)

doulagal2002 bingham6@...> wrote:

I was talking to our pediatrician about going to Shriners and she told

me that you have to be sponsered by a Shriner. Does anyone know

anything about this?

Thanks,

Anne

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for the info... you've been so much help and it's

greatly appreciated!

Anne

> I was talking to our pediatrician about going to Shriners and she

told

> me that you have to be sponsered by a Shriner. Does anyone know

> anything about this?

>

> Thanks,

> Anne

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[Guest guest]

I think that used to be the case, but I don't think it is any longer.

We just called the Shriner's Hospital and got an application. We have

always driven ourself, but we were told that they can assist in

transporting you if necessary.

Pam and (8-12-01)

> I was talking to our pediatrician about going to Shriners and she

told

> me that you have to be sponsered by a Shriner. Does anyone know

> anything about this?

>

> Thanks,

> Anne