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| Posted On: | 22-Jul-2005 |
| From: | "Marco" [hondopost.....com] |
| Subject: | [roatan] case of Meilin |
Morning everyone, we just received the following message from my friend David Ashby in La Ceiba regarding a 15-year girl named Meilin Peña who needs to undergo medical treatment for seizures caused by numerous factors. If you would like to provide support of any kind, please e-mail David at dlashby.....hn to see how you can get involved. David operates a nonprofit group called Helping Honduras Kids (http://www.helpinghonduraskids.org). He will be one of our guest speakers at the Conference on Honduras (http://www.projecthonduras.com/conference. Thanks. Marco Message from David: For some years I have been helping a red-haired deaf girl named Meilin. She is now 15, and attends the Emilia d' Cuire special school here in La Ceiba, where she is learning sign language and some school skills. Transportation is difficult for her as she lives in the pineapple fields some distance from town. Her family has very limited financial resources. Since she was very little, Meilin has been taking Phenobarbital (100 mg/day), for seizures. Her deafness and probably the seizures are the result of meningitis as a baby. Recently the seizure episodes have become more frequent and severe. Her parents say she just "blacks out". She has also experienced some "trembling" of one side of her face. This is accompanied by severe headaches. The director at the special school sent her to a local neurologist, who has put her on Carbamazepine (200 mg, 3x/day), plus temporarily also on Laxifen (paracetamol 350 mg/metocarbamol 400 mg, 2x/day) for headaches and N-Clorazepam (0.25 mg before retiring) for "panic attacks". She seems nervous and afraid some of the time, but only recently. Maybe there are some secondary effects of the medicines that cause some of her symptoms. The neurologist recommended a "TAC cerebral", which I believe is a CAT scan of her head, plus an electroencephelogram. The spelling of the medicines and exams may not be correct, and they may represent Spanish versions not familiar to US trained personnel. The exams will run about $250, and the follow-up treatment may be somewhat expensive, especially for this relatively poor family. Also for the medical personnel on this distribution list, please let me know what your opinions/comments/questions/recommendations are. I want very badly to help this girl, as she already has many strikes against her. She was just beginning to come out of her shell, with her new-found ability to communicate via sign language. Thanks for your consideration of this case and for caring, Dave Ashby www.helpinghonduraskids.org http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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