Tremor Gram - Aug 2011

August 2011

Dear Friends of the IETF,

Did you know there are creative ways to support International Essential Tremor Foundation? Ways in which IETF, you and your loved ones all benefit at the same time? Such donations are called "planned gifts," because with thoughtful planning, you create win-win solutions for you, your family and IETF. For example: you can make a gift that costs nothing during your lifetime, you can give stock and realize larger tax savings, you can receive income for life in return for your gift, you can donate your house, continue to live there, and get a tax break all at the same time.

Visit our website to find out more about your planned giving options and thank you for your thoughtfulness.

Children with ET

As a parent, you want to impart your child with certain traits; sharing their toys, being a good friend, minding their manners and doing their homework first thing after school. But no parent wants to hear that their child also inherited a chronic neurological condition. It�s not easy raising children to begin with, but having a child affected by essential tremor adds additional obstacles in achieving milestones in fine motor skills, physical and social/emotional development. The IETF provides parents, teachers and other caring adults with a guide to essential tremor in children. Please share this information with your child�s teacher, the school's administrative staff, before and after school program coordinators and school nurses. A little awareness can go a long way in removing barriers for the smallest of our movers and shakers. Let�s make this school year more accommodating and enjoyable for everyone!

iGive + You

We invite you to begin using iSearchiGive.com every time you search the web. Each search earns $0.01 for our mission. While a penny seems like a pretty small amount, we all search the web hundreds of times every month, and our combined efforts can truly add up. To date, the IETF has earned nearly $310 just from people doing what they would do anyways � surf the web. Try it today - it's free!

Webinars on ET

Thanks to a grant from St. Jude Medical, the IETF is pleased to offer six web-based seminars on essential tremor. For those who can�t make it to one of our traveling educational seminars, these webinars offer additional information and insight from some of the top neurologists in the United States.

Diagnosis of Essential Tremor
Coping, Therapies, and Devices
Medications and Effectiveness
Treatment With Botulinum Toxin
Surgical Options
Research Updates

Carson and His Shaky Paws Grampa

CARSON AND HIS SHAKY PAWS GRAMPA, the first book in the Shaky Paws Grampa series, is a story about the relationship and love between a grandfather (who has both Parkinson's disease and essential tremor) and his seven-year-old grandson. The story is designed to help parents and grandparents comfortably talk about the early onset of tremor and address common questions and concerns children may express.

The second book in the series, CARINA AND HER BIONIC GRAMPA (working title), is in progress and continues to portray the true story about Kirk "Shaky Paws" Hall's journey with PD and ET. The story is intended to provide a comfortable and safe setting through which parents and grandparents may talk about more advanced tremor symptoms with their children and grandchildren.

Carson and His Shaky Paws Grampa was conceived and written by Kirk Hall and illustrated by Alison Paolini. Order a copy.

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