United Brachial Plexus Network

I would tell kids, "You know when the bus driver tells you to keep your arms inside the window, next time you do it."

I'm continuously amazed at how alike we all are here. Like you, I'm 31 with two boys, 8 and 11. My mother passed away last year taking all my answers with her. My dad doesn't know a whole bunch about, except he tried to sue the hospital, but lawyers where paid off. He says it still makes him sick th...

Oh god, I remember having to jump rope in gym. The best I could do is have it slap me in the back of the head. Just to be a smarty pants I laid the rope on the floor and then jumped over it.

Wow, five surgeries! If you don't mind me asking, but what were the surgeries for? I've only had the one and I'm not even aware if there is anything else that can be done and I've had just about no therapy. Feeling like a slouch here. :lol: But seriously, I have no idea what kind of treatment is ava...

I'm the kind of person who'll make fun of himself before someone else can. Its hard for bullies to make fun of you when you already said what they were going to say. It didn't happen often, but it did occur. I did have a kid call me Bob Dole once and I just replied with "Bob Dole don't need thi...

Believe me, I use dollies and carts when I can,just can't always use them.

Getting burned just sounds absolutely terrible. I've had the BPP all my life and have no idea what it's like to have two working arms, so the thought of getting burned versus BPP I'll just take the BPP, since I don't know what I've lost.

Hello, I really don't know what to say. I'm 31 and I've had brachial plexus palsy since birth. My right arm started off as a dish towel and then I had surgery when I was really young. I don't know what age or what the surgery was called. My mom had all that information and she passed away a year ago...