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Ask Nurse Lynn

Ask Nurse Lynn, PWS, Medical PWS

Do you have a non-emergency medical question about Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)? Do you have a non-urgent medical question that keeps coming up, but you forget to ask every time you’re at the doctor? Perhaps your question applies to numerous families who will benefit from hearing the answer.

Now you can “Ask Nurse Lynn,” PWSA | USA’s very own PWS Nurse. 

Lynn Garrick, MSN, RN, is the mother of 5 children, including her youngest son, who has PWS. In addition to her work with PWSA | USA, she has been the Nurse and Program Director with AME Community Services, Inc., a residential provider serving adults and children with Prader-Willi syndrome, since 2007. She is also a board member of IPWSO, their professional providers and caregivers board, and the Minnesota PWS chapter. PWSA | USA has been a significant resource since the birth of her son, and she is honored to help the community through her personal and professional knowledge.

How it works

Please submit your non-emergency medical questions to the form below or email questions to communications@pwsausa.org with the subject line Attn: Ask Nurse Lynn. We will then send your question to Nurse Lynn. Lynn’s response will be posted anonymously on our social media platforms, as well as sent to you via email. Please keep questions appropriate for an all-ages social media audience.

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Ask Nurse Lynn: Pain Management on Hospice Care

Ask Nurse Lynn: Pain Management on Hospice Care

Question: Female, 60 years old, Unknown Subtype My sister is on hospice with cardiomyopathy. She has been prescribed morphine for pain, but it seems to be making it worse. She appears to be having symptoms of toxicity at a very low dose. She often reacts differently to medications and I’m wondering what we can give […]

Ask Nurse Lynn: Aging in PWS and Life Spans

Ask Nurse Lynn: Aging in PWS and Life Spans

Question: Female, 31 years old, UPD subtype Do people with PWS age at an accelerated rate compared to those who do not have this syndrome? My 31 year old daughter was just diagnosed with arthritis in her knee. As I look back on her health history, I can see how many of her conditions are […]

Ask Nurse Lynn: Supplement, Medication for Skin Picking

Ask Nurse Lynn: Supplement, Medication for Skin Picking

Question: Female, 61 years old, Deletion subtype Are there any proven drugs to help with skin picking? My daughter stopped skin picking when she was about 12 and in the past year, she has started again. She cannot seem to stop. I have talked to all of her doctors about it and no one seems […]

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