If you would like any information on any aspect of tracheostomy care or would just like to talk to someone who may be in the same position as yourself, or even add your story to the site, please feel free to contact us,

Lesley & Lee , via email at

We will be really glad to hear from you...

Just some of your messages or replys below. Keep them coming, we love hearing from you.

Date:	Tue, 24 May 2005 09:19:22 +1000
From:	"Maria Chitakis" <Marie_Chitakis@health.qld.gov.au> Add to Address Book
To:	tracheostomy_ni@yahoo.com
Subject:	Tracheostomy Support Group

I have just discovered your site and wanted to tellyou how good it is. Well done!!!!!!

I am the Ear, Nose & Throat Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane Australia. I have looked after children with tracheostomies and their families for 20 years. I am currently trying to assist the families in obtaining information on how to set up a support group in Queensland and eventually Australia. There are no tracheostomy support groups in Australia at present. I was wondering if you would be willing to share some information with me that I can pass onto the families that will help them in setting up a support group. Their is very little tracheostomy respite support in Australia for families and the development of a support group would help.

Look forward to hearing from you.

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