Hello my name is Operator. I am not an attorney but I work for the website and I am here to help you find information. I hope that you are not visiting us with bad news.

*[Visitor]* hello [Visitor] i was born an rh child now 50 yrs old, basically causing a 40 % hearing loss from birth , recently went for brain scan (spec) showing severe brain injury for memory and cognitive issues, with i have had through school social life, colledge grad. average grades in the last 40yrs they have had interention for this and then only 15% of the population were effected being nuerological effects varried death to retardation to perhaps my situation , perhaps like polio almost non existant today . [Visitor]
*[Operator]* Hello [Visitor], was there an accident that caused the scan to show a brain injury or is the reading due to you being born an rh child?
*[Visitor]* looking for support groups of some kind living in the philadelphia area . 19130
*[Operator]* I am sure I have something in my database for support groups, please hold on one moment.
*[Operator]* Ok, [Visitor] there are a few located in your area
*[Operator]* *Philadelphia

*Support Group for Caregivers of Brain Injury Survivors
Magee Riverfront
Conference Room 5
1500 South Columbus Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19147 Jill Duffy 215-218-3908
Every Wednesday
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Brain Injury Support Group
Magee Rehabilitation Brain Injury Program
Magee Rehabilitation Center
16th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Jill Duffy
215-218-3908
Dr. Kelli Williams
215-587-3047
Every Tuesday
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Parents and Caregivers Support Group
for Parents/Caregivers of children w/brain injury
Room 225 Childrens Seashore House
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Maureen Sullivan, MSW
215-590-1000

Stress and Frustration Management Support Group
Drucker Brain Injury Center
MossRehab Clubhouse
7612 Dungan Road
Philadelphia, PA 19149
Dr. Mady DiPasquale
215-745-5093
1st Monday of each month
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Stroke and Brain Injury Family CARE
(for persons during initial adjustment)
Magee Rehabilitation Brain Injury Program
Magee Rehabilitation Center
16th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Pat Thieringer
215-587-3412
3rd Wednesday of each month
6:00 p.m.
*[Operator]* This is the page that I found the information on, http://www.head-trauma-resource.com/support/pa.htm . You may want to bookmark it for later use.
*[Visitor]* due to rh factor , incompatibility of blood between mother and father i was 2nd child , recently found out my mother was advised not to have a third child at that time its called erithroblastosos (Erythroblastosis) , basically the level of billirum in the blood it attcacts the red blood cells that carry oxygen for development
*[Operator]* I don't know very much about rh factors, so that is very interesting. I had no clue that could cause essentially, severe brain damage, I am so sorry.
*[Visitor]* childrens hopital helps only children and moss rehab is injury do to an accident
*[Operator]* So are you having a hard time finding a competent physician that handles that type of condition with adults?

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In more than 98% of cases, red blood cell incompatibility between a mother and the baby she is carrying involves the Rhesus or Rh D antigen so the disease is known as Rhesus disease , Rh disease or Rh Incompatibility . Read more...

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