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1. Bruno’s mother

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Patient Stories
  • Post published:23 April 2019
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

IntroductionBruno’s account of his mother’s illness, below, illustrates a risk I have often mentioned, which is the problem of accepting only partial improvement, which is what often happens with the…

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2. Kath’s Rocking Chair

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Patient Stories
  • Post published:3 April 2018
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Old Kath’s rocking chairThis is a patient story from my experience when I first came to Mackay in 1983.  I set up a private practice and offered to help at…

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3. A Nurse’s Tale

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Patient Stories
  • Post published:3 April 2018
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Next is Sue’s account (she had a letter about this published in ‘CNS Spectrums’ (1) after my editorial (2). It illustrates that a little inventiveness and persistence gets most people…

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4. The Farmers Shotgun

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Patient Stories
  • Post published:3 April 2018
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

This balances Kath’s story with a story that illustrates a different aspect of the tremendous improvements brought about by Parnate.The country folk in North Queensland are generally a pretty tough…

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