United Brachial Plexus Network

FIRST I HAVE ERBS! YOU ARE A PARENT OR DEALING WITH ERBS!! YOU ARE IN PAIN!! I had to grow up with no help back in 1951! I came from a broken home my mom tryed to rasie three childen with out a DAD who didnt want to pay child support! In Chicago I became part of a gang called the POPES! I could lift a person one handed! I never thought I could hurt my ERBS arm,I was 1A in the NAM days! to many BODY BAGS,I went to inlest they would not case me as 4f!! Please teach that child to try!! DETERMIATION IS WHAT ITS ABOUT!! and then you and your child need a life! I never give up and thats whats makes me HAPPY TOM!!

> FIRST I HAVE ERBS! YOU ARE A PARENT OR DEALING WITH
> ERBS!! YOU ARE IN PAIN!! I had to grow up with no
> help back in 1951!

That must have been really bad for you. I was lucky to have a poor but happy childhood with both a mother and a father. I thought I could do anything anyone else did and generally tried. I don't remember having a lot of pain as a child.

>I came from a broken home my mom tryed to rasie three >childen with out a DAD who didnt want to pay child >support! In Chicago I became part of a gang called >the POPES! I could lift a person one handed! I never >thought I could hurt my ERBS arm,

Yes, you can. One of my worst injuries was just from doing about 10 minutes of exercises at home each morning for several months. The arm exercises I did were just the simple ones you learn in school. I thought it could only help WRONG! I lost more nerves and muscles. It has made me leery of exercises. I guess they have to be supervised by someone who knows about Erb's. I haven't met anyone that's familiar with it.

>I was 1A in the NAM days!

That is amazing. I know some people are handicapped more than others, but it's totally rediculous that you would be catagorized as 1A!

>to many BODY BAGS,I went to enlist they would not
>case me as 4f!! Please teach that child to try!! >DETERMIATION IS WHAT ITS ABOUT!!

Yes, it's probably not a good idea to keep calling attention to the "disability." If they're hurting you shouldn't ignore it, though.

> and then you and your child need a life! I never give
> up and thats whats makes me HAPPY TOM!!

You're certainly right.

my husband was in the air force, it is difficult for him to except that his boy will not go. His father was a chief too. We were told that he should not play any contact sports. My husband likes to fish and hunt, and wonders since my boy's right arm is affected if this will prevent him. Kid's that have this injury have prooven to be good a mathamatics, really. I guess they did some study on it. Did you hear that kids that were born stillborn were miss diagnosed? ERbs.

Thanks.

Hi sure you can hunt and fish.You set the hook with the good arm put the rod in the lap and grasp it with the ERBS arm and reel with good arm.I havent lost to many fish that way.And as far as the service goes you start out being 1A the recruiter is the one who stop me from getting a 4f because I was tring to inlist.My point is I have tryed to be like everyone else I have been disapointed so many times.I never regret what I tryed to do and found so may things I could do and I never let anyone say I souldnt do something.That should never be someone making those dession for me because that disablies me more! Last I am sure I need spell correct and maybe I find it hard to express what I am trying to say so thanks for the help Tom.

Thanks Tom, you have been helpful. My husband is in denial. My son is happy. I will teach him all he wants to know.