E-NEWS from OFFER

 

Special Announcement:
--Community meeting for patients of Dr. Robinson
--A call for help: physician referrals-Can you recommend someone?

All of us at OFFER are mourning the loss of Dr. Deborah Robinson, one of Utah's few Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome specialists and founding board member of OFFER.  Dr. Robinson died in an accident Friday evening at a lake in Sevier Country, Utah. She will truly be missed by all of us. Her dedication to CFS, FM, OFFER and her compassion for her patients will never be forgotten.

OFFER is holding a meeting for patients of Dr. Robinson:
As we mourn the loss of such a wonderful physician and friend we realize that many of you were her patients and have found yourselves suddenly without a physician.  To help you in your time of need, OFFER is sponsoring a community meeting for Dr. Robinson's patients.  Drs Lucinda Bateman, Landon Beales, and Stuart Drescher, though their practices are full, will discuss how patients can find appropriate health care providers and manage their illnesses, medication and grief in the interim. 

It will be held:
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2004,
Time: 6 PM
Where: Moreau Building basement auditorium 
            1002 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 
All interested people are welcome and no RSVP is needed.  For more information, contact OFFER at 328-8080 or offerregistration@yahoo.com.

A call for help: physician referrals:
The office has been a beehive of activity this last week, with volunteers making phone calls to physicians looking for those willing and able to take on new patients with CFS and FM.  We could really use your help:
If you have a physician that you could recommend, we would love the following information:
Name:
Specialty:
Address:
Phone #:
Fax#:
If you have the time and could call their office to see if they are taking on new patients, that would be wonderful.
E-mail all referrals to: offerregistration@yahoo.com

Thank you!
Carol Arnzen
OFFER E-NEWS Editor