[Dysphagia] looking for family friendly Parkinson's info.

[dgrabo at nycap.rr.com (dgrabo@nycap.rr.com)]

Dear Velvet,
  You can go online and order very nice family friendly booklets from 
the National Parkinson foundation, Inc.  (www.parkinson.org).  Three 
of their booklets that I have found useful are:  "Speaking Out" which 
addresses speech and swallowing, "Caring and Coping" which addresses 
caregiver needs and "Fitness Counts" which addresses the physical 
aspects.  They send these booklets out for free although a donation is 
always appreciated.  There are also tons of website related to 
Parkinsons for further reference.  Diane

----- Original Message -----
From: Velvet Balmer <vbalmer@consolidated.net>
Date: Sunday, December 11, 2005 10:05 am
Subject: [Dysphagia] looking for family friendly Parkinson's info.

> I am looking for some information to provide to a family regarding 
> 
> the progression of Parkinson's disease and the impact on 
> swallowing  
> in particular (especially toward the end of life).  I want to 
> provide  
> something in clear and simple writing that would be in addition to 
> 
> direct education to the family.  Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Velvet Balmer, SLP
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