happy new year
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Ken. Levine
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- Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:12 pm
happy new year
Happy new year to all.
With each year the fight to prevent more brachial plexus injuries continues. We continue to fight the efforts of the obstetrical community to deny that excessive clinician traction is the cause of the children's injury and that children can be permanently injured by the maternal forces of labor. The false and medically unsupported theory that children can be permanently injured by the maternal forces of labor simply provides ob/gyn's with a convenient excuse when they deliver a child with a brachial plexus injury. In fact, until ob/gyn's accept the truth of how brachial plexus injuries happen, the training will not go far enough, the issue will not be taken seriously enough and more children will be at risk, and will be injured.
There are a few brave and honest ob/gyn's such as the group from Johns Hopkins whose research has established the cause of the injury and how doctors can be better trained to avoid injuring babies.
In the past year alone I have fought these issues in courtrooms in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, Arkansas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota among other states and I am just one of many lawyers who deal with brachial plexus cases.
With the continued support of the UBPN community and a few brave doctors willing to come to courtrooms and tell the truth, even if it exposes a medical error by a colleague, we will continue to spread the message that brachial plexus injuries can be avoided with better medical practice.
I continue to marvel at your strength and courage. Your dedication to your children and hard work to help them recover as well as they can. You do so much and show a grace and dignity that is beyond explanation. Recently in a trial in Atlanta I asked a mother of a 5 year old child with a 5 nerve injury to explain what her daughter could not do. She stopped, looked at the jury and said she could not answer that question as all she could focus on was what her daughter could do, on her daughters strength and courage even at age 5. She went on to say she would never accept that he daughter had any limitations. That mothers courage and attitude came through loud and clear to everyone in the courtroom and you just knew that no matter what it would take her daughter would make it in this world.
Happy new year and best wishes to each and every one of you and your beautiful children.
Ken Levine
Klevine@Klevinelaw.com
http://www.Klevinelaw.com
With each year the fight to prevent more brachial plexus injuries continues. We continue to fight the efforts of the obstetrical community to deny that excessive clinician traction is the cause of the children's injury and that children can be permanently injured by the maternal forces of labor. The false and medically unsupported theory that children can be permanently injured by the maternal forces of labor simply provides ob/gyn's with a convenient excuse when they deliver a child with a brachial plexus injury. In fact, until ob/gyn's accept the truth of how brachial plexus injuries happen, the training will not go far enough, the issue will not be taken seriously enough and more children will be at risk, and will be injured.
There are a few brave and honest ob/gyn's such as the group from Johns Hopkins whose research has established the cause of the injury and how doctors can be better trained to avoid injuring babies.
In the past year alone I have fought these issues in courtrooms in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, Arkansas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota among other states and I am just one of many lawyers who deal with brachial plexus cases.
With the continued support of the UBPN community and a few brave doctors willing to come to courtrooms and tell the truth, even if it exposes a medical error by a colleague, we will continue to spread the message that brachial plexus injuries can be avoided with better medical practice.
I continue to marvel at your strength and courage. Your dedication to your children and hard work to help them recover as well as they can. You do so much and show a grace and dignity that is beyond explanation. Recently in a trial in Atlanta I asked a mother of a 5 year old child with a 5 nerve injury to explain what her daughter could not do. She stopped, looked at the jury and said she could not answer that question as all she could focus on was what her daughter could do, on her daughters strength and courage even at age 5. She went on to say she would never accept that he daughter had any limitations. That mothers courage and attitude came through loud and clear to everyone in the courtroom and you just knew that no matter what it would take her daughter would make it in this world.
Happy new year and best wishes to each and every one of you and your beautiful children.
Ken Levine
Klevine@Klevinelaw.com
http://www.Klevinelaw.com
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Kath
- Posts: 3242
- Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:11 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: I am ROBPI, global injury, Horner's Syndrome. No surgery but PT started at 2 weeks old under the direction of New York Hospital. I wore a brace 24/7 for the first 11 months of my life. I've never let my injury be used as an excuse not to do something. I've approach all things, in life, as a challenge. I approach anything new wondering if I can do it. I tried so many things I might never have tried, if I were not obpi. Being OBPI has made me strong, creative, more determined and persistent. I believe that being obpi has given me a very strong sense of humor and compassion for others.
- Location: New York
Re: happy new year
Thanks Ken
I would like to add one thing to your statement.
Unless this injury is reported under one universal code and we have accurate statistics, we will never be able to demand that they are lowered.
This birth injury is referred to as rare, we all know it's not.
The medical community needs to face reality and acknowledge the fact that unless you regain 100% function... we are not cured or resolved.
Happy New Year to all!
I would like to add one thing to your statement.
Unless this injury is reported under one universal code and we have accurate statistics, we will never be able to demand that they are lowered.
This birth injury is referred to as rare, we all know it's not.
The medical community needs to face reality and acknowledge the fact that unless you regain 100% function... we are not cured or resolved.
Happy New Year to all!
Kath robpi/adult
Kathleen Mallozzi
Kathleen Mallozzi
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swhite1
- Posts: 295
- Joined: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:15 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Bad fall in June of 2006
LTBPI - Location: right here in Texas
Re: happy new year
Bless those in a tireless fight for our prescious children. It can not be easy for you. God bless you all.
