Re: /Rhode Island

[Guest guest]

Wow, so we're practially neighbors......maybe we can get together

sometime.....

> Subj: Hey there..., I am from Taunton MA. : )

> Date: 2/16/2004 8:16:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

> From: BrwnBare9

> To: www.she_remembers@y...

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> Hey there....

> I wrote this to you the other day but didn't get a response so

when I

> saw your post this morning I thought I would send it to your

email. I tell

> people often to send their posts to my attention for sometimes I

miss them with

> all the posts that are written every day. Understandable where

there seem to be

> so many more new members everyday. I hope this finds you having a

good day,

> As always keeping you and yours in our thoughts and prayers

always...Keep

> smiling..(cuz sometimes its all one can do!) TTFN..: )

>

> Peg

>

> " It truly is amazing how one person can make a difference. "

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> Subj: Re: /Rhode Island

> Date: 2/12/2004 9:07:29 AM Eastern Standard Time

> From: BrwnBare9

> To: pancreatitis

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> Hey there ,

> Welcome to our family! Although saddened at the reason why we

are all

> here it truly is wonderful knowing one is not alone. My name is

Peg, I am Mom

> and caregiver to my son Brandan who was diagnosed in 2000 with

Chronic

> Pancreatitis with Pancreas divisum, he had the Total Pancreatectomy

with Islet Cell

> Transplant(Transfer) in Aug,2002.

> Brandan was a patient in Rhode Island when this nightmare

started he was

> a patient at the Hasbro Childrens Hospital and Rhode Island

Hospital in

> Providence. He had many ERCP's performed by Dr. Ackerman I believe

this was his

> name will have to check my records at the Rhode Island hospital. I

am here and

> willing to help in anyway I can, please feel free to write me

personally at my

> email for sometimes the posts seem to pile up... : )

> To start the best thing to do is steer clear of all alcohol,

including

> ones in cooking and in cough syrup and such, also very low fat

diet. Don't

> let the idea that you got the evil eye when you mentioned that you

don't really

> drink, trust me I got the same look when my 14 yr old. was

diagnosed in 2000.

> Keep lots of records and make sure you document if you can your

pain and the

> different levels if you can, also what helps to make you

comfortable. I have

> kept records of Brandan for 4 years now and it helps immensely when

having to

> deal with new doctors or medical personnel. Please let me know how

things are

> going and if I can be of help. As always keeping you and yours in

our

> thoughts and prayers...Keep smiling (cuz sometimes its all one can

do!) TTFN...: )

>

> Peg Bates

> Brwnbare9@a...

> Massachusetts State Chapter Rep.

> Pancreatitis Association Intl.

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> " It truly is amazing how one person can make a difference. "

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