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 Dear (physician’s name),

I would like to request your help to spread awareness of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). May is PWS Awareness Month. Your expertise and help with my (son/daughter), (name), has proved invaluable and I know you could provide much needed and up to date information to the physicians in (my/our) community, whether during PWS Awareness Month or any other time of the year.

With your approval, I would like to schedule a date with (hospital/clinic/other) to have you speak to the hospital staff during a staff meeting.  I would be happy to assist you in any way possible.  I will even bring my (son/daughter) to the meeting so that the doctors and other medical professionals can see the new face of PWS or obtain hand-outs from the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) (PWSA (USA)) if needed.  By advising our doctors of the early signs of PWS and later signs for those yet to be diagnosed, and encouraging them to refer these children to specialists, parents can gain the advantage of intervention services and get their child set in the right direction for the best outcomes. Hopefully through these efforts we can help those with PWS live the healthiest life possible.   

Thank you for considering this opportunity to provide awareness and share your knowledge of PWS with (my/our) community doctors.  I will look forward to hearing from you soon.  I can be reached at (phone number) or by email at (email address). Or, I will follow-up with you if I do not hear from you by (date).  

Best regards, 

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(typed name) 

edited: 03/23/2010