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shannonl....oh, i didn't mean to be a idiot. i also have a global injury. my left arm was like trashed. i'm glad it's all there considering the speed i was going. lol i tend to laugh at myself more so than making fun of others. :0)ryan

p.s. my accident was just over 2 years ago this month!

10-18-03....i am begining to call them like birthdays (this way i get more gifts, lol).

Hi Ryan, I answered your post on the trauma board but WELCOME!
Jen NZ

yea, thanks a lot. i haven't had time to check it out that much. umm, yes, after having my accident family was even more important to me than before. although i found that it hurt me rather than help me trying to please them. i also found that it was time for me; not the 20 different clients my business tended to. i dropped everything and stopped everything. bills, work, and everything i knew that was normal. at this point in my life everything wasn't picture perfect as you may imagine. i really didn't want to accept my new born self for the first year. during this time i used various drugs at one point spending $3,000 a month. Anyhow, to make this short, i moved to the drug capital of the world for a few months where i was able to resist temptation and lay to rest a dirty habit for good. ryan



i would have emailed this to you although your profile doesn't show an address. :0)

how has it changed your view on life?

Hey Ryan
I was born with it so it hasn't changed much. But I just found out that a was not just a weirdo, and I have a actual disablity.
I used drugs and I drinked alot in High School because I knew a was different but everyone told me it was in my head. I used those as coverups. I just found out last week that the condition I have is Called Erb's. I am tring to box,Because most people say I can't. The left hook is funny lookin', and my brain takes abit longer to tell my BPI side arm to throw. But I am pretty good for a one arm cripple. If you still want to fight, work doubly hard on your Bpi side; and walk everywhere to improve your balance,(if you can't hardly walk straight like me!) Keep fighting in everything you do!
Good luck
Luke