Convention Question...........

[Guest guest]

I have my appointment at 7:10 pm on Friday with DR. H.... That is during

the Luau... They will let me come in late won't they??? What about the food,

will there be any left??

mom to Jed (11)

and Liam (3) possible RSS

started GHT May18 2004

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure how they are organizing it this year, but I know there is talk

of having walkie talkies or some system where you don't have to wait right

there where Dr. H. is, you could technically be somewhere else and then make

your way to her when it's your turn. I was only at one convention but I know

it's extremely difficult to keep on a schedule, I know Jen and Jodie do more

than their best to keep it reasonable, but I should think that it won't be

exactly 7:10. Have you been there before? If not Dr. H. is set up in one

conference room and then another one, down a hall, is used for the

functions. It's an open door, you can come and go as you please so I

wouldn't worry about not being allowed in. As for the food, I would just

load up your plates as normal and if you had to, I'm sure you could take it

over to the other conference room.

I hope that answers some of your questions. I wouldn't be worried about it,

there are so many people around that are so helpful that I'm sure if at the

very least someone else can get a plate of food for you and yours.

Debby

Convention Question...........

> I have my appointment at 7:10 pm on Friday with DR. H.... That is during

> the Luau... They will let me come in late won't they??? What about the

food,

> will there be any left??

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> mom to Jed (11)

> and Liam (3) possible RSS

> started GHT May18 2004

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[Guest guest]

Thank you.. I am meeting a friend there and she said she will hold us a seat

and get us food. Her son is GHD and she has SOD/ONH and is Adult GHD... so

she is going for both herself and her son....

Mom to Jed(11) and Liam(3)

SW Orlando FL

" I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our

wings have trouble remembering how to fly. "

[Guest guest]

Jodi here - I can answer your question with ease. Dr. H's station

is right outside of the room where the luau/food will be. I will be

there along with Sherry, my partner at that table for several years

now. It's my job to keep Dr. H. on schedule as close as I can and

to counsel/advise parents before and after they go in to see Dr. H.

We try our best to keep on schedule, but if Dr. H. runs over 5

minutes with one family and then 10 minutes with another and then 5

with another, that already puts us 20 minutes behind. Part of my

mission is to give Dr. H. a five minute warning and then stand there

when the time is up so that she knows that we are out of time for

that family.

That being said, I would advise anyone who has an appointment and is

worried about getting food to make sure that someone gets it for

them. We ask parents to show up a few minutes before their alloted

time so that Sherry can get info and I can talk to them. We can

also let the parents know if we are running way behind and give them

a walkie-talkie so we can call them when it is closer to being

seen.

I hope this helps. As I said, we try hard to keep on schedule, but

Dr. H. does not always abide by that. There are also parents who do

not abide by it and demand more and more of her time. If you all

understand the parameters that we are working in, it would really

help everyone. Please don't get mad at me if I say time is up and

it's time to leave.

Jodi Z.