Page 3296 - Week 10 - Thursday, 16 September 1993
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HOWEVER THE PERSON SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS AND, WITH THE HELP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE, DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO COPE.
COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FROM MEDICAL STAFF, SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND THE PARKINSONS DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE A.C.T. THESE ARE ALL VALUABLE RESOURCES IN ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE AND RESPOND TO NECESSARY CHANGES.
THE PARKINSONS DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE A.C.T. PROMOTES THE INTEREST OF PEOPLE WITH THE DISEASE, ORGANISES MEETINGS, ENCOURAGES RESEARCH AND FACILITATES LIAISON WITH THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
AS THE DISEASE PROGRESSES, COMMUNITY NURSING, PHYSIOTHERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERVICES WILL BE SERVICES CENTRAL TO THE PERSONS CARE. A.C.T. RESIDENTS WHO SUFFER FROM THE DISEASE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES THROUGH WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.
WITH THE HELP OF SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, AND THE PARKINSONS DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE A.C.T., PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE ARE NOW ABLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFYING LIFE.
MADAM SPEAKER, I HOPE THAT MEMBERS OF THIS ASSEMBLY AND THE A.C.T. COMMUNITY CAN TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS DISEASE. A BROADER COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE, COMBINED WITH THE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, WILL HELP SUFFERERS OF PARKINSONS DISEASE MAINTAIN A MUCH HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE MUCH LONGER.
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