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I’m writing to you on behalf of my mother, sisters, and brother. We want to express our sincere thanks to you for your years of assistance and support during my father’s illness with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). We’ve “sung your praises” over the years to many others as you provided assessment and care to Dad and suggestions to us, his caregivers. In reflecting, however, we’re not sure you realized how very much your kindness and care meant to Dad, and especially to us.
Your willingness to respond quickly to our questions and concerns over the years in the midst of your busy schedule was so appreciated and very out of the ordinary from other experiences we’d had previously with the medical field. During “check-up visits” to your office with Dad, you always spoke with him, acknowledging his presence, instead of only to those who were with him as if he were unable to understand. I know that meant a lot to Dad. You also reassured us immensely as we moved along with the various stages of PSP. You let us know …
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